Birth types and mothers 2019, 2020
| Submitted | Feb. 3, 2021 |
| Due | April 19, 2021 |
| Est. Completion | None |
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From: Kelly Milan
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Illinois Freedom of Information Act., I hereby request the following records:
All reports related to the following statistics:
• The total number of Cesarean births in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
• The total number of natural births in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
• The ages of delivering women in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
• The ethnicities of delivering women in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Kelly Milan
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Department of Public Health
Dear Ms. Milan,
This email is in regards to your recent Freedom of Information Act request for the following records:
All reports related to the following statistics:
* The total number of Cesarean births in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
* The total number of natural births in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
* The ages of delivering women in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
* The ethnicities of delivering women in this state during the years 2019 and 2020
In order to provide responsive records, please let us know answers to the following questions:
2nd bullet - Are you asking for vaginal births or "natural" births not related to artificial reproductive technologies?
3rd bullet - Please define what age categories or measurements you want (median age? % in certain age groups?)
4th bullet - Are you asking for ethnicities only, or race & ethnicity combined?
Finally, please note that records for 2019 and 2020 are not final yet so any information provided for those years will be provisional and subject to change. Please advise if you still want data for those years.
If I can be of any additional assistance, please contact me.
Sincerely,
Stephanie Gratton
Attorney
Illinois Department of Public Health
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From: Kelly Milan
Hi Ms. Gratton,
Regarding the second bullet, I am asking for vaginal births not related to artificial reproductive technologies.
Regarding the third bullet, I would like to know the % of certain age groups if possible.
Regarding the fourth bullet, I am asking for race and ethnicity.
Please let me know when I can get the data I requested for those years.
Thank you for your assistance.
Much appreciated,
Kelly Milan
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Illinois Freedom of Information Act. request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 3, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
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