The quality and the accuracy of codes for terminations of pregnancy for fetal anomalies recorded in hospital databases in three countries in northern Europe.

Ester GarneStine Kjaer UrhojMarian BakkerMika GisslerJoanne GivenAnna HeinoElisabeth LimbMaria A LoaneHermien de WalleJoan K Morris

Published in: Birth defects research (2022)

Hospital databases have limited information or codes to identify TOPFAs for specific anomalies and the data are not detailed enough for surveillance of congenital anomalies or for studies analyzing pregnancy exposures and risk of congenital anomalies. However, hospital data may be used to identify the occurrence of a TOPFA to enable more detailed information to be obtained from the medical records.

Keyphrases

healthcare
big data
acute care
electronic health record
adverse drug
preterm birth
health information
emergency department
machine learning
pregnant women
deep learning