Pattern of birth defects delivered to non-residents in Hawai'i, 1986-2002.
Using birth defects registry data, this study examined whether deliveries to residents and non-residents differed. The non-resident rate was significantly higher among those infants/fetuses with more than one major birth defect, pregnancy outcomes that did not result in live births, multiple births, deliveries in the City and County of Honolulu, and pregnancies where prenatal diagnostic procedures had been performed.
Forrester
Mathias B
MB
Hawai'i Birth Defects Program, Honolulu, HI 96817, USA.
Merz
Ruth D
RD
D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008423:Maternal Age; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012042:Registries / Q000145:classification / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012111:Residence Characteristics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors