Last year, one in every 25 births in Latvia resulted from publicly funded medically assisted reproduction, according to the National Health Service (NHS), which has compiled data on publicly funded services provided during the year. In total, there were more than 11,000 births, of which 451 resulted from publicly funded medically assisted reproduction. Furthermore, thanks to additional state funding allocated this year, women will now be able to undergo three medically assisted reproduction attempts if pregnancy is not achieved (previously, two attempts were funded).
The NHS notes that the actual number of babies born as a result of these procedures could be even higher, as the statistics do not include births abroad or privately funded births. In addition, women over the age of 35 have the option of transferring two embryos.
This year, EUR 4 million from the state budget has been allocated to provide the service, including an additional EUR 1.5 million to expand its availability. This will enable more than 1,800 publicly funded medically assisted reproduction procedures to be carried out. Thanks to sufficient state funding, the service is currently available without lengthy waiting times. Once a couple contacts a clinic and registers for the service, the medically assisted reproduction procedure can begin within approximately one to two months.
In a survey* conducted by the NHS last year on patients’ experience of receiving publicly funded medically assisted reproduction services, the quality of the service received an average rating of 8.6 out of 10. The same rating was recorded in the previous survey period. Of the women surveyed, 61% were undergoing the procedure for the first time, while 33% were undergoing it for the second time. At the same time, 21% of respondents indicated that they had previously undergone medically assisted reproduction at their own expense.
Regarding the start of treatment, 90% of the women surveyed said that they applied for medically assisted reproduction immediately after receiving notification that their turn on the waiting list had been reached. This means that the treatment process was started without delay.
The state covers consultations with medical specialists and the necessary examinations to establish a diagnosis of infertility, after which the process of receiving a publicly funded medically assisted reproduction procedure can begin. The service is provided by several healthcare institutions: EGV Clinic, Northway Clinic, My Clinic Riga, iVF Riga Clinic, AVA Clinic, and the Embrions Centre for Reproductive Medicine.
Overall, since Latvia introduced its publicly funded medically assisted reproduction programme in 2012, more than 11,000 procedures had been carried out by the end of 2025. According to information provided by healthcare institutions, approximately half of the procedures result in a positive outcome.
In Latvia, medically assisted reproduction procedures are publicly funded for women up to and including the age of 40.
*The online survey was organised by the National Health Service in 2025 among women who had received publicly funded medically assisted reproduction services between 1 January and 7 November 2025. The survey was sent to 782 women, of whom 495 responded.