Birth complication reporting: the effect of birth certificate design. | Zendy

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Birth complication reporting: the effect of birth certificate design.

Author(s) -

Floyd J. Frost,

P Starzyk,

Sam George,

J. F. McLaughlin

Publication year - 1984

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.74.5.505

Subject(s) - birth certificate , medicine , certificate , birth records , pediatrics , demography , birth weight , pregnancy , environmental health , mathematics , population , algorithm , sociology , biology , genetics

The completeness of reporting of selected birth complications and congenital malformations on the Washington State birth certificate was estimated by comparing the total occurrences reported on birth certificates to the totals reported in hospital records. Two time periods were studied (1977-78 and 1980-81 before and after changes in birth certificate design). The design change (inclusion of a series of check boxes for conditions) was found to provide more complete reporting of birth complications.

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