Caesarean births data using the Robson classification system
1. Contact
Responsible agency
Unit
Contact person
Position
Email (agency)
Phone
2. Statistical presentation
Data description
Statistics on number of births, percentage of births, number of caesarean sections as well as percentage of caesarean section according to a specific Robson classification group.
Statistical concepts and definitions
Statistical unit
- Deliveries (women who gave birth)
Statistical population
- All women who gave birth in the territory of Latvia
3. Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements
- Cabinet Regulation No. 328 of 12 June 2018, Regulations on the Medical Birth Register.
4. Accessibility and clarity
On-line database
5. Comparability
Comparability - geographical
Eurostat (statistical office of the European Union) is responsible for publishing high-quality Europe-wide statistics and indicators that enable comparisons between countries and regions. Statistics is available in the Eurostat database, in table Surgical procedures.
Length of comparable time series
Comparable data are available from 2015.
6. Coherence
Coherence- cross domain
N/A
7. Statistical processing (data source etc.)
Source data
Medical Birth register. The Register contains information on newborns and their birth conditions.
Data collection
The register contains data on the mother, previous pregnancies, childbirth, the current pregnancy and childbirth, and the newborn health status. Please note that the information in the Register is provided by the medical facility after discharge of the newborn from the maternity unit/ward.
The Medical Birth register information system records data on all newborns born in medical treatment institutions in Latvia, as well as out-of-hospital births (including planned home births).
Data compilation
N/A