Seidman D S, Slater P E, Ever-Hadani P, Gale R
Department of Neonatology, Bikur Holim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1987 Aug;94(8):731-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.1987.tb03717.x.
Information on the birthweight and gestational age of previous siblings is usually dependent upon maternal recall. This information is of importance in assessing the current risk of perinatal morbidity and mortality. The validity of maternal recall of birthweight and gestational age of 880 children born to 97 multiparas was examined by comparison with hospital records. About 75% of all reported birthweights were accurate to within 100 g and a similar proportion of reported gestational ages was correct to within 1 week. Recall was most accurate for most recent births as well as for earliest births and was not related to maternal age or education. There was a tendency for the smallness of low birthweight infants to be exaggerated by mothers. We conclude that within defined limitations, maternal recall of birthweight and gestational age of previous children is sufficiently accurate for clinical and even for epidemiological use.
关于前几个孩子的出生体重和孕周的信息通常依赖于母亲的回忆。这些信息对于评估当前围产期发病和死亡风险很重要。通过与医院记录进行比较，对97名经产妇所生的880名儿童的母亲回忆出生体重和孕周的准确性进行了检查。所有报告的出生体重中约75%准确在100克以内，报告的孕周中类似比例准确在1周以内。对最近出生以及最早出生的孩子的回忆最为准确，且与母亲年龄或教育程度无关。母亲往往会夸大低出生体重儿的瘦小程度。我们得出结论，在明确的限制范围内，母亲对前几个孩子出生体重和孕周的回忆对于临床甚至流行病学应用来说足够准确。
