Data held in the Midwives Notification System (MNS) is available in aggregate or record level format. De-identification and other conditions will be applied prior to supply of data. Data requests can be discussed with the MNS Data Custodian to determine the most useful content and provision method for your project.
Unlinked data for reasons other than research
Request MNS data from the Maternal and Child Health (MCH) team by emailing Birth Data.
Email Client services for advice and assistance on data requests that are complex or require data from multiple sources.
Data for any reason
MNS is a core health linked data collection and MNS data can be requested via the processes of the Data Linkage Service (external site) of the Department of Health in Western Australia.
MNS data requests can also be directed to PeopleWA (external site). PeopleWA is a whole of Government linked data resource managed in partnership with the Department of Health, by the Office of Digital Government, Department of the Premier and Cabinet,
Research projects requiring MNS data will require approval from the Department of Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC).