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D. Notes on National Data Available to Study Low Birthweight Trends and to Monitor Related Programs
Pages 275-278

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From page 275...
... Both state and national data systems merit support because high quality data are needed at both levels, and because many national data sets are developed from information collected by states and localities. Data Sources National data on the incidence of low birthweight and on other maternal/infant characteristics are available from the National Center for Health Statistics' (NCHS)
From page 276...
... Although they are far from current, two other sources of national low birthweight data should be noted, both specie' studies by NCES: the NCHS Linked Birth/Death Certificate Study based on the 1960 birth cohort;3 and the 1964-1966 National Natality and Infant Mortality Survey, 4 which related low birthweight to infant mortality using estimates from two separate surveys rather than linked birth/death records. Data Needs A major problem with national data relevant to low birthweight is the absence of data on the sequelae of low birthweight drawn from a nationally representative sample of births.
From page 277...
... Once the NCHS linked birth/death certificate data collection system is under way, CDC data collection in this area probably will be phased out.6 A second shortcoming of the national data currently available is the considerable time lag between the end of a calendar year and publication of final national data for that year. There is a lag of approximately 2 years before publication of the rather abbreviated "Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics,.
From page 278...
... 7 By 1980, 22 states reported on this population.8 Low birthweight data on births of Asian parentage (Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Hawaiian, and other) were first published by NCHS in 1984, and were based on the 1980 birth cohort.9 Re fer ences National Center for Health Statistics: Health, United States, 1983, pp.


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