The statistical reports concerning, on the one hand, the activities of the departmental service and, on the other hand, the health situation in terms of maternal and child protection, sent to the Prefect by the President of the Departmental Council pursuant to 1° and 3° of article R. 1614-30 of the General Local Authorities Code, are drawn up by this service.
These documents are presented and analysed by the departmental service at a meeting organised each year by the chair of the departmental council, attended by the persons and bodies involved in promoting the health of mothers and children, in particular representatives of health and private-sector establishments, social security bodies and the relevant State departments.
At this meeting, the department also endeavours to present and analyse other health, social and demographic indicators that are useful in determining the needs of the population and the action to be taken in terms of maternal and child protection, such as :
1° The number of voluntary terminations of pregnancy in women under the age of eighteen ;
2° The number of pregnancies that are not monitored or are poorly monitored;
3° Maternal mortality;
4° The number of children with disabilities;
5° The number of deaths of children under the age of six.
Each year, the Minister for Health provides the departments with the national and regional averages available for these indicators.