Reproducibility and validity of maternal recall of pregnancy-related events

• Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 10; no. 6; p. 774
• Main Authors: Tomeo, C A, Rich-Edwards, J W, Michels, K B, Berkey, C S, Hunter, D J, Frazier, A L, Willett, W C, Buka, S L
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.11.1999
• Subjects: Aged; Female; Humans; Labor, Obstetric; Mental Recall; Middle Aged; Pregnancy; Reproducibility of Results; Surveys and Questionnaires

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 comp...