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Table 1 Number of IVF and non-IVF newborns in the Estonian Medical Birth Registry (EMBR) compared to the Estonian Health Insurance Fund (EHIF) data, and the IVF registration validity measures with 95% confidence intervals (CI), 2005–2014

From: Quality of IVF status registration in the Estonian Medical Birth Registry: a national record linkage study

EMBR

EHIF database (a reference)

IVF newborn

Non-IVF newborn

Total

IVF newborn

3190

8

3198

Non-IVF newborn

1014

142,314

143,328

Total

4204

142,322

146,526

Sensitivity (%) = 75.9 (95% CI 74.6–77.2)

Specificity (%) = 100.0 (95% CI 100.0–100.0)

Positive predictive value (%) = 99.8 (95% CI 99.5–99.9)

Negative predictive value (%) = 99.3 (95% CI 99.2–99.3)