Harter L, Starzyk P, Frost F
Am J Public Health. 1986 Nov;76(11):1333-4. doi: 10.2105/ajph.76.11.1333.
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.
将医院的胎儿死亡记录与华盛顿州的胎儿死亡证明进行比较,以确定报告的完整性。华盛顿州法律要求报告所有妊娠20周及以上的胎儿死亡情况。对于报告了603例胎儿死亡的16家医院,在母亲的病历中又发现了49例胎儿死亡。该研究记录了报告不足的情况,尤其是在最接近20周年龄限制的孕周,48例未报告病例中有71%的孕周为20至27周。