American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 193, Issue 1 , Pages 125-134 , July 2005

The reporting of pre-existing maternal medical conditions and complications of pregnancy on birth certificates and in hospital discharge data

  • Mona T. Lydon-Rochelle, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Family Child Nursing, School of Nursing
    • Departments of Health Services
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Mona T. Lydon-Rochelle, PhD, Mailstop 357262, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195-7262.
    • ,
  • Victoria L. Holt, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology
    • Program in Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
    • ,
  • Vicky Cárdenas, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Epidemiology
    • ,
  • Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA
    • Biostatistics
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  • Thomas R. Easterling, MD

      Affiliations

    • School of Public Health and Community Medicine, and Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, University of Washington
    • ,
  • Carolyn Gardella, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Center for Health Studies, Group Health Cooperative, Seattle, WA
    • ,
  • William M. Callaghan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Maternal and Infant Health Branch, Division of Reproductive Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA

Received 13 December 2004 ,Revised 27 January 2005 ,Accepted 15 February 2005.

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 Supported by grant S1838-21/21 from the Association of Schools of Public Health and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Cooperative Agreement.

PII: S0002-9378(05)00342-X

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2005.02.096

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 193, Issue 1 , Pages 125-134 , July 2005

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