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KMID : 0387319980080020127
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Korean Journal of Health Policy and Administration
1998 Volume.8 No. 2 p.127 ~ p.148
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Birth and Infant Death Reporting System via Computer Network
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Park Jung-Han
Lee Young-Sook
Rhee Jung-Ae
Cho Hyun
Chung Young-Hae
Park Soon-Woo
Jun Hae-Ri
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Abstract
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Accurate vital statistics are essential for a national health planning and evaluation. Among various vital statistics, birth and death rates, and infant and maternal mortality rates together with the causes of death are th every basic ones for above purposes as well as for the maternal and child health management. These statistics are based on the birth and death reports.
It is required by law to report every birth and death within one month after its occurrence. However, in case of a neonatal death occurring prior to the birth report, most of the birth and death are not reported. thus accurate infant and maternal mortality rates are not available yet in Korea.
The main objective of this study is to develop a birth and infant death reporting system via computer network. We designed a new birth report from based on the current form and data from the analysis of medical record forms of 14 hospitals. A new form is basically addition of essential medical information to the current birth report form. Since a revision of the rules and regulations related with the birth report is necessary to use a new form, we kept the current form intact to make it acceptable to the government office for a field trial.
We also developed computer programs for data input for birth and death reports at a medical facility, data processing for production of maternal and child health indices at a health center, and management of maternal and child health services including immunization and postnatal care at a health center. The birth certificate and birth report can be printed out at a medical facility. The computer package were programmed by Borland Delphi 3.0 and can be run under Window 95 system.
We proposed a new birth and death reporting system via computer network after a field trial for data input, transmission, and processing. The medical and demographic data of birth and death at medical facilities will be sent to health centers directly via computer network. The health center will retain the medical data for analysis and forward only the data for birth and death reports required by current regulations to the Dong, Up, or Myun Office. Once the birth or death is reported via computer network to the Dong Office, then baby´s name by mail. When the baby´s name is submitted, the Dong Office will forward the birth reports to the Common Court and Statistics Agency is the same way as the current system. Upon the completion of birth registration of the Common Court, the court will issue the birth certificate to mother which will be used in lieu of the family record.
The advantages of proposed birth and death reporting system via computer network are as follows ; ⅰ) The accuracy, timing, and completeness of reporting will be improved and more accurate maternal and child health indices can be obtained, ⅱ) The maternal and child health services of health center will be obtained, ⅲ) Epidemiologic data for pregnancy and birth can be obtained, ⅳ) Manpower for birth and death reporting will be saved.
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KEYWORD
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birth, infant death, reporting system, computer network
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