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Article History

Received: 27 July 2021

Accepted: 7 April 2022

First Online: 6 June 2022

Declarations

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: Ethical approval was not required for this study. This study did not involve the use of human tissues or animal experimentation. Anonymized data was obtained directly from the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic by signing a declaration of confidentiality. The Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic is mandated by Act No. 372/2011 Coll., on Health Services and the Conditions of their Provision (the Act on Health Services) and by Act No. 89/1995 Coll., on the National Statistical Service, as subsequently amended, to administrate the National Health Information System (NHIS) and to collect statistical data based on the mandatory statistical reporting of all mothers in Czechia. When processing personal data in the NHIS, the Institute of Health Information and Statistics of the Czech Republic follows Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons concerning the processing of personal data and the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (the General Data Protection Regulation). The Institute does not provide personal data from the NHIS to any other subjects.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.