534 BIRTH WT DISCREPANCY RECORDINGS IN NEWBORN CHARTS BIRTH CERTIFICATE TAPES. A POPULATION STUDY BY HOSPITAL LEVEL OF CARE & HOSPITAL OWNERSHIP IN NEWBORNS <2500 GM

Hospital records & birth tapes of all transported patients & a matched random sample of non-transported, totalling 3,929 neonates in N.Y.C. in 1979 were reviewed. 48 of 52 maternity hospitals were reviewed. Hospitals were divided into 6 categories, 3 by levels of care (I, II, III), 3 based on # of deliveries & resources. Finally, each of the 6 categories differed by hospital ownership (proprietary, voluntary, municipal). Data were collected on the incidence & size of the discrepancy by hospital & BW categories, x2, paired t-testing, Mantel Haenszel (M-H) were used for analysis.