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      Reproducibility and validity of maternal recall of pregnancy-related events.

      Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
      Questionnaires, Reproducibility of Results, Labor, Obstetric, Humans, Aged, Middle Aged, Mental Recall, Female, Pregnancy

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          We assessed the reproducibility and validity of a questionnaire that asks mothers to recall pregnancy-related events from thirty or more years ago. Among 146 women who completed the questionnaire twice, responses were highly reproducible for pre-pregnancy height and weight (r = 0.95), pregnancy complications (r = 0.74), substance use (r = 0.80), preterm delivery (r = 0.82), birthweight (r = 0.94), and breastfeeding (r = 0.89). Among 154 women whose questionnaire responses were compared to data collected during their pregnancies, recall was highly accurate for height (r = 0.90), pre-pregnancy weight (r = 0.86), birthweight (r = 0.91), and smoking (sensitivity = 0.86, specificity = 0.94). These findings suggest that long-term maternal recall is both reproducible and accurate for many factors related to pregnancy and delivery.

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          10.1097/00001648-199911000-00022
          10535796

          Chemistry
          Questionnaires,Reproducibility of Results,Labor, Obstetric,Humans,Aged,Middle Aged,Mental Recall,Female,Pregnancy

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