Can the Perinatal Information System in Peru be used to measure the proportion of adverse birth outcomes attributable to maternal syphilis infection?

• Main Authors: Heather Bradley (Author), Vilma Tapia (Author), Mary L. Kamb (Author), Lori M. Newman (Author), Patricia J. Garcia (Author), Suzanne J. Serruya (Author), Alfredo L. Fort (Author), Nathalie Broutet (Author), Robert Nelson (Author), Robert D. Kirkcaldy (Author), Gustavo F. Gonzales (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Pan American Health Organization.
• Subjects: article
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OBJECTIVE: To describe the capacity of Peru's Perinatal Information System (Sistema Informático Perinatal, SIP) to provide estimates for monitoring the proportion of stillbirths and other adverse birth outcomes attributable to maternal syphilis. METHODS: A descriptive study was conducted to as...