Publications by authors named "Peggy Brozicevic"
Article Synopsis
- Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is a withdrawal condition in newborns due to prenatal opioid exposure, with increasing reported incidence from 1.5 to 8.0 per 1,000 births in the U.S. between 2004-2014.
- The study involved a pilot project in Illinois, New Mexico, and Vermont from 2015 to 2016, aiming to validate NAS diagnosis codes and estimate state-level incidence using various data sources and case confirmation.
- Results showed significant variation in NAS rates among the states, with Illinois at 3.0, New Mexico at 7.5, and Vermont at 30.8 per 1,000 births, identifying specific ICD codes that effectively predicted confirmed NAS cases
Objective: We assessed the validity of selected items on the 2003 revised U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth to understand the accuracy of new and existing items.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTo assess the validity of self-reported maternal and infant health indicators reported by mothers an average of 4 months after delivery. Three validity measures-sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV)-were calculated for pregnancy history, pregnancy complications, health care utilization, and infant health indicators self-reported on the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS) questionnaire by a representative sample of mothers delivering live births in New York City (NYC) (n = 603) and Vermont (n = 664) in 2009. Data abstracted from hospital records served as gold standards.
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