Changes in state-level definitions of fetal death and the reporting of fetal death and periviable live births in the United States, 1996–2021: A panel study
Our findings cohere with the notion that any state-level change in fetal death definitions corresponds with broader efforts to improve data collection and reporting protocols among not only fetal deaths but also periviable births. The fact that we observe such associations should encourage strategies to control for such "data breaks" for scientists and officials concerned with fetal death and/or periviable birth.
Authors
- Ralph Catalano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7240-415X)
- Brenda Bustos
- Dana Sarnak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3976-4860)
- Allison Stolte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0702-2344)
- Tim A. Bruckner
- Joan A. Casey
Institutions
- California Department of Public Health (US)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Berkeley Public Health Division (US)
- University of Virginia (US)
- University of California, Berkeley (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Epidemiology
- Published
- 2026-02-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.annepidem.2026.110056
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00