The police said that everything possible was done to find the two women who gave birth and to find out from them the cause of death of the babies.
"Medical documents and inquiries were sent across the country to all medical institutions and gynecological records. Unfortunately, there has been no positive response," said Rita Grīnvalde, Deputy Chief of the Criminal Police Bureau of the Police.
Law enforcement officers are still receiving and compiling information, but it can already be concluded that the women most likely did not have medical records and that other circumstances are hindering the investigation.
"Time has passed from the moment of the event to the moment of detection, soft tissue lesions have been detected, which do not allow the forensic experts to determine the exact cause [of death]," explained Rita Grinvalde.
Forensic tests confirm what was previously known, that the baby found in Grobiņa is a full-term girl, most likely stillborn in February.
"As for the Ventspils case, we know that the birth was a prematurely born boy - 26-28 weeks gestation, born on May 11-12, but here too we cannot determine the exact cause of death, as the body was missing internal organs due to rodent activity," explained Rita Grīnvalde.
Statistics show that more than 90% of women in Latvia register their pregnancies. Of the remaining 10%, the absolute majority give birth in hospital. For example, in Liepāja Regional Hospital there were six such cases last year and the year before, and one this year. Both of the women in these cases had their babies elsewhere. To avoid such situations, doctors urge their fellow citizens to pay attention to what is happening around them.
"Pregnancy can of course be hidden, but there are often signs and people do not live completely isolated lives. So someone may have noticed that a woman is pregnant but there is no baby," said Lāsma Līdaka, head of the Latvian Association of Gynaecologists and Obstetricians.
She reiterated that providing free contraception to women at risk can help them avoid unwanted pregnancies.
