Comparison of pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in a retrospective full pregnancy history survey versus population-based prospective records: a validation study in rural Sarlahi District, Nepal

CONCLUSIONS: Stillbirth and neonatal deaths were underestimated overall by the FPH, potentially underestimating the burden of mortality in this population. There is a need to develop tools to reduce or adjust for biases and errors in retrospective surveys to improve reporting of pregnancy and mortality outcomes.PMID:38066542 | PMC:PMC10709973 | DOI:10.1186/s41043-023-00472-5

Source: Journal of Health, Population, and Nutrition - December 9, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Daniel J Erchick Tsering P Lama Seema Subedi Andrea Verhulst Michel Guillot Subarna K Khatry Steven C LeClerq James M Tielsch Luke C Mullany Joanne Katz Source Type: research