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Table 6 Continuous outcomes from birth certificates and maternal interview compared to medical records

From: Validation of birth certificate and maternal recall of events in labor and delivery with medical records in the Iowa health in pregnancy study

Difference from maternal recall

Birth certificate

Maternal recall

n

%

n

%

Birth weight

 0

0

0.0

0

0.0

 ± 50 g

1764

98.6

1572

90.9

 ± 100 g

1774

99.1

1650

95.4

 ± 150 g

1781

99.5

1698

98.2

 ± 200 g

1790

100.0

1729

100.0

Gestational age

 0

1906

98.9

1902

98.9

 ± 1 week

1925

99.9

1921

99.9

 ± 2 weeks

1927

100.0

1923

100.0

Apgar score (1-min)

 0

1862

97.1

 ± 1

1900

99.1

 ± 2

1906

99.5

 ± 3

1909

99.8

 ± 4

1913

100.0

Apgar score (5-min)

 0

1886

98.4

 ± 1

1907

99.5

 ± 2

1914

99.9

 ± 3

1915

99.9

 ± 4

1916

100.0