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The Reliability and Validity of Birth Certificates

Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2006
To summarize the reliability and validity of birth certificate variables and encourage nurses to spearhead data improvement.A Medline key word search of reliability and validity of birth certificate, and a reference review of more than 60 articles were done.Twenty-four primary research studies of U.S.
Sally Northam, Thomas R. Knapp
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Accuracy of Birth Certificate Data for Classifying Preterm Birth

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 2017
AbstractBackgroundClassifying preterm birth as spontaneous or indicated is critical both for clinical care and research, yet the accuracy of classification based on different data sources is unclear. We examined the accuracy of preterm birth classification as spontaneous or indicated based on birth certificate data.MethodsThis is a retrospective cohort
Molly J. Stout, George A. Macones, Methodius G. Tuuli   +2 more
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Credibility of Reporting of Malformations in Birth Certificates

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 1972
To the Editor.— A comparison of the hospital records of newborns and matching birth certificates revealed that malformations of major severity were reported on certificates of birth more frequently than minor malformations. Easily recognized malformations were also more frequently reported than those less easily recognized. Certifying the birth of an
Muriel Mackeprang, Sylvia Hay
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Birth Certificate Methods in Five Hospitals

Public Health Nursing, 2003
Abstract  This study evaluated the methods of data collection of birth certificate information by five high‐delivery hospitals in northern Texas. Research purposes were to identify sources and methods of birth certificate data collection and identify the most‐reliable methods.
Sally Northam, Shea Polancich, Elizabeth Restrepo   +2 more
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Reliability of Birth Certificate Reporting of Congenital Anomalies [PDF]

American Journal of Perinatology, 1992
Birth certificates comprise an important source of data on the prevalence of genetic conditions and for monitoring possible teratogens in the population. Investigators have found wide variability (12 to 100%) in the accuracy of reporting. In a large public hospital, of those congenital anomalies detected at birth, only 5.4% were recorded on the birth ...
Laura M. Snell, Norman F. Gant, Bertis B. Little, Charles R. Rosenfeld, Kraig A. Knoll, Walter L. Johnston   +5 more
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Sex, Gender and Birth Certificates

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2020
In 2019, the Tasmanian Parliament made major changes to the law, allowing a person to register a gender (which could be male, female, non-binary or another descriptor) and thereby to amend their birth certificate. This could be based upon nothing more than self-identification. Such laws have been enacted elsewhere in Australia and in other parts of the
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Dog Birth Certificate

2010
The dog birth certificate legislation will enforce every dog’s PIN, license and microchip number with a state agency for the safety of the pet and owner.
Kayla Hanke, Danielle Hudak, Julie M. Fagan   +2 more
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Roman Registers of Births and Birth Certificates

Journal of Roman Studies, 1942
5. After the praescriptio there followed the entries in chronological order, each entry under the date on which the professio had been made. Sometimes of course several professiones were recorded under one date, viz. whenever several professiones had been made on the same day. Sometimes each date seems to have had a progressive number, for in no.
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Socioeconomic Status on Birth Certificates

Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, 1984
Sir. —I was appalled to read the editorial in the April 1983 issue of the AJDC by Drs Avery and Wise 1 who advocated the placement of socioeconomic status on all birth certificates issued in the United States. I fear that if such a system were to go into effect, the knowledge on the birth certificate would be abused. A birth certificate should be used
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