![Foreign mothers fueling Czech births: 1 in 10 newborns now have a non-Czech mom](/images/publishing/articles/2023/09/1280_650/photo-via-istock-by-jaceksopotnicki-xhqyq.webp)
Czechia plans to limit use of birth numbers due to privacy laws
The birth number contains not only a person's date of birth but also their gender, and the information can easily be misused.
The birth number contains not only a person's date of birth but also their gender, and the information can easily be misused.