Improving surveillance for the hidden half of fetal-infant mortality: a pilot study of the expansion of the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System to include stillbirth.
Ann Epidemiol
; 26(6): 401-4, 2016 06.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
In the United States, stillbirths (fetal deaths ≥ 20 weeks' gestation) are now more common than infant deaths. Nationally available data are limited, and little is known about women's experiences around the time of a loss. The Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), a state-based survey of women with a recent live birth, could be expanded to include women who experienced a stillbirth. We aimed to determine whether women with a recent stillbirth would be amenable to a PRAMS-like survey.METHODS:
Eligible women were Georgia residents aged ≥18 years with a reported stillbirth from December 1, 2012-February 28, 2013 identified through fetal death certificates. Women received a handwritten sympathy card, followed by a mailed questionnaire about their health and experiences around the time of the loss. Nonresponders received two additional mailings and up to three phone calls.RESULTS:
During the study period, 149 eligible women had a reported stillbirth. Forty-nine (33%) women responded. Excluding women with invalid contact information (n = 26) yields an adjusted response rate of 40%. Response differed by race and/or ethnicity, but not by fetal, delivery, or other maternal characteristics.CONCLUSIONS:
Women appear willing to respond to a survey regarding a recent stillbirth. Further studies of the expansion of PRAMS to include stillbirth are warranted.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Resultado da Gravidez
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Mortalidade Infantil
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Natimorto
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Morte Fetal
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Ann Epidemiol
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article