133 Molesworth Street
PO Box 5013
Wellington 6140
New Zealand
T+64 4 496 2000
11 January 2023
Sue den Hartog
By email: [FYI request #21534 email]
Ref:
H2023018999
Tēnā koe Sue
Transfer of your request for official information Thank you for your request under the Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) to Manatū Hauora
(the Ministry of Health) on 8 January 2023. You requested:
“
Could you please supply the following information which could be sourced from your
maternity claims data.
Monthly Data from 01/01/19 through to 31/12/22
1) Spontaneous Miscarriages
2) Ectopic Pregnancies
3) Molar Pregnancies
4) Live Births
5) Perinatal Deaths
6) Neonatal deaths (First 28 days of Life)
7) Stillbirths (20 Weeks or> 400 g)”
The requested information is held by Te Whatu Ora – Health New Zealand. For this reason, I
have decided to transfer your request to Te Whatu Ora under section 14(b)(i) of the Act. You
can expect a response from Te Whatu Ora in due course.
Under section 28(3) of the Act, you have the right to ask the Ombudsman to review any
decisions made under this request. The Ombudsman may be contacted by email at:
[email address] or by calling 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, na
Jan Torres
Acting Manager, OIA Services
Government and Executive Services | Te Pou Whakatere Kāwanatanga
COPY OF OIA REQUEST
From: Sue den Hartog
<[FYI request #21534 email]> Sent: Sunday, 8 January 2023 14:35
To: OIA Requests
<[email address]> Subject: Official Information request - Pregnancy and Birth Data 2019 January through to Dec 31 2022
Dear Ministry of Health,
Could you please supply the following information which could be sourced from your maternity claims
data.
Monthly Data from 01/01/19 through to 31/12/22
1) Spontaneous Miscarriages
2) Ectopic Pregnancies
3) Molar Pregnancies
4) Live Births
5) Perinatal Deaths
6) Neonatal deaths (First 28 days of Life)
7) Stillbirths (20 Weeks or> 400 g)
I Understand that a decision on the OIA request should be made within 20 working days.
Yours faithfully,
Sue den Hartog
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