A comparative study of hospital fetal death records and Washington State fetal death certificates

Bibliographic Data

ID11029112
AuthorsL Harter, L P Harter, P Starzyk, F Frost, Floyd J Frost
Year1986
Volume76
Issue11
Pages1333-1334
Publication date1986-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.76.11.1333
PMID3766831
OpenAlexW2016952356
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited2

Hospital fetal death records were compared with Washington State fetal death certificates to ascertain the completeness of reporting. Washington State law requires reporting of all fetal deaths of 20 or more weeks gestation. For 16 hospitals reporting 603 fetal deaths, an additional 49 fetal deaths were identified in the mother's charts. The study documents underreporting, especially in the gestational ages closet to the 20-week age limitation where 71 per cent of the 48 unreported cases were 20 to 27 weeks gestation

Cause of death · Disease · Fetal death · Fetus · Gestation · Gestational age · Medical emergency · Medical record · Obstetrics · Pregnancy · Autopsy Techniques and Outcomes · Injury Epidemiology and Prevention · Internal Medicine · Medical Coding and Health Information · Medicine · Surgery · Pediatrics

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