Critical evaluation of national vital statistics: the case of preterm birth trends in Portugal.

Sofia Correia Teresa Rodrigues Nuno Montenegro Henrique Barros

Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica (2015)

Portuguese preterm birth prevalence seems biased between 2006 and 2009, suggesting that early term babies were misclassified as preterm. As civil registration systems are important to support public health decisions, monitoring strategies should be taken to assure good quality data.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
public health
low birth weight
quality improvement
risk factors
electronic health record
big data
preterm infants
global health
machine learning
data analysis