Table 2 The Finnish registers and their data content used in the MATEX project
Register | Data available | Register holder | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
Medical Birth Register | Mother’s health data (incl. Smoking habits prior to and during pregnancy, other risk factors, interventions), pregnancy, delivery, live and stillbirths, GD, BMI, infant health data by age of 7 days | THL | [30] |
Register of Induced Abortions | Data on mother, indication for induced abortion, diagnoses | THL | [38] |
Register of Congenital Malformations | Mother’s health data, pregnancy, foetus/child, congenital anomalies and birth defects, diagnoses (ICD codes) | THL | [31] |
Care Register for Health Care | Data from hospitals and special health care, diagnoses | THL | [33] |
Register of Primary Health Care Visits | Data outpatient health care visits, diagnoses (available since 2011) | THL | [34] |
Cancer Register | Persons with cancer, data on cancer type and death certificate | THL | [32] |
Cause-of-Death Register | Causes of death, death certificates | Statistics Finland | [36] |
Register of reimbursements for Prescription Medicines | Purchases of prescription medication eligible for reimbursement | KELAa | [35] |
Finnish Maternity Cohort | Serum bank, data on mother, sampling date, expected due date, previous pregnancies | THLb | [42] |
Population Register | Address history | Population Register Center | [37] |