Quarterly Birth Records from Pio XI Hospital in Colombia

Colombian birth records from the E.S.E. Hospital Pio XI provide quarterly data on live births. The dataset includes 27 columns covering parental demographics, pregnancy details, and birth outcomes. It is published by datos.gov.co and was last updated in February 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the relationship between maternal age (Edad_Madre), prenatal care visits (Numero_Consultas_Prenatales), and birth weight (Peso_Grs.) using regression.
• Classify birth type (Tipo_Parto) based on factors like gestational age (Tiempo_Gestacion) and maternal studies (Estudios_Madre) with decision trees.
• Investigate geographic disparities in birth outcomes by grouping data by department (Departamento_Residencia) and residence area (Area_Residencia).
• Model the association between parental ethnic affiliation (Pertenencia_Etnica) and blood type factors (Grupo_Sanguineo, Factor_RH) using statistical tests.
• Forecast monthly birth counts using the birth date (Fecha_Nacimiento) field for time-series analysis.

Strengths

• Dataset contains 27 distinct features per birth record.
• Records are updated quarterly, as indicated by the report title.

Limitations

• Sample size and total row count are unknown, limiting statistical power assessment.
• Data is sourced from a single hospital, which may not be nationally representative.
• Key metadata like license and author are unspecified, affecting reproducibility.

Provenance

Source

E.S.E. Hospital Pio XI, Colombia.

Collection Method

Administrative records from hospital births.

Time Range

Quarterly coverage; specific date range unknown.

Freshness

Last updated February 2026, indicating regular updates.

Geography

Colombia, specifically the service area of Hospital Pio XI.