NICE
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
NICU
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
NSC
National Screening Committee
NSPCC
National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
OCD
Obsessive compulsive disorder
ONS
Office of National Statistics
Perinatal
Describes the period surrounding birth, and traditionally includes the time from fetal viability from about 24 weeks of pregnancy up to either 7 or 28 days of life but can be up to 2 years