Table 4

Contribution of MomConnect data to public sector pregnancy enumeration

2014201520162017
Total public sector-ascertained pregnancies108 336118 522118 94372 402
 Linked MomConnect registration2894 (2.7%)21 404 (18.1%)30 758 (25.9%)13 414 (18.5%)
 Pregnancies without MomConnect registration105 442 (97.3%)97 118 (81.9%)88 185 (74.1%)58 988 (81.5%)
 Only MomConnect registration as evidence*537238029863955
 Total pregnancies with data on outcomes76 101 (70.3%)82 455 (69.6%)81 047 (68.1%)28 821 (39.8%)
 MomConnect registrations with data on outcomes1867 (64.5%)14 977 (70.0%)21 688 (70.5%)3911 (29.2%)
 Pregnancies without MomConnect registration and with data on outcomes74 234 (70.4%)67 478 (69.5%)59 359 (67.3%)24 910 (42.3%)
  • *Pregnancies with only MomConnect registration as evidence are not currently incorporated into the pregnancy episodes and therefore do not form part of the total count. These totals however reflect the number of additional pregnancies which could potentially be ascertained through the addition of MomConnect data.