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May 2013	Featured Stories Responding to birth record errors Trial of labor in OVERS Changes in birth certificates requested by parents Parents’ place of birth—Canada Fetal death transit permits demystified Timeliness of records Certifier must be the attendant for births not in a facility Trial of labor chart Contact numbers
January 2013	Featured Stories New ways to order birth certificates Statistical corrections Staffing changes House Bill 2380: Mother’s intended place of delivery Oregon paternity establishment percentage More staff for the OVERS help desk phone line Helpful information for phone messages
October 2012	Featured Stories OVERS new look & feel Common OVERS error messages What makes a good comment? Reporting unknowns Updating staff members Error report consolidation update Common errors on marital status New business reply envelopes Improving data quality: mother’s worksheet Just for midwives insert
July 2012	Featured Stories Physician is attendant at Cesarean section deliveries Why parents cannot have a copy of the birth worksheets Correcting errors on birth records Reporting fetal deaths that occur at home Babies’ names on their Social Security Card More questions about domestic partners New communication process: From faxes to e-mails Improving data quality: Pregnancy history Just for Midwives insert
April 2012	Featured Stories Confidentiality of information on the worksheet Improving data quality: prenatal care When a baby is not named at birth Surrogate mothers Birth certificates for babies of same sex parents Reporting accurate titles for birth attendants Update on new birth questions Adding special characters
January 2012	Featured Stories Physician is attendant at Cesarean section deliveries Is bigger better? House Bill 2380: Mother’s intended place of delivery OVERS Help Desk Place of birth Timeliness update article Staff turnover? Let us know
October 2011	Featured Stories New voluntary acknowledgment of paternity forms New law gathers additional information Accurate titles for birth attendants needed Apgar scores Birth worksheets should not be shared Birth, an economic decision? Timeliness of filing birth records & AOPs
July 2011	Featured Stories Redesigned Center for Health Statistics Website Completing Tobacco Fields in Birth & Fetal Death Records Request for Information on Mother's Height and Weight Duty to Report Delivery Payment Source Paternity Forms & Birth Certificate Order Forms are Changing Contact Information
April 2011	Featured Stories Reporting date of last menses Mother's & father's birthplace Cesarean delivery & Trial of labor Fetal death worksheets High risk infant follow up New Spanish Voluntary Acknowledgement Form One of our most talked about articles Mother's marital status & paternity signed Staff turnover? Let us know
January 2011	Featured Stories Oregon Health Authority has arrived Paternity Establishment Percentage Met Refer parents to the State to intiate amendments Does your birth worksheet ask about Registered Domestic Partnership Midwife Reminders A reminder, Notify us of staff changes OVERS Technical tip - adding special characters to names Do not delay signing a birth record Filing fetal death records in OVERS
Fall 2010	Feature Stories Paternity establishment Birth statistics - How are they collected and what are they used for? Registering as a midwife Initialing corrections to dates on Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity forms Accurately Reporting "Unknown Values" Paternity establishment met New Spanish Acknowledgment of Paternity form Adoption expected Adoption expected and Voluntary Acknowledgment of Paternity Adoption expected and Social Security number requested Staff turnover...let us know
Summer 2010	Feature Stories Paternity establishment Number of births to unmarried mothers by birth facility for 2010 table No father present When is a court order necessary to establish paternity? Mother's marital status and paternity signed Mother's phone number Nombre vs. apellido - Spanish names Date of last menses Is infant breastfed at discharge? Oregon Registered Domestic Partnerships and birth Staff turnover...let us know
Spring 2010	Feature Stories Paternity report Do you know parents who want free paternity establishment services? Commemorative certificate of stillbirth now $20 Documentation is key when submitting amendment requests Mother's phone number added to EBRS birth certificates Fetal death - A sensitive issue Who can you contact?
Fall 2008	Feature Stories Establishing paternity: What you can do to help Let CHS pay the postage "Junior"...It's not just for boys anymore Social Security numbers and baby names News flash Have you filed a contact information form yet? OVERS changes ahead It's the law Q&A: Marriage and gender issues The importance of reporting Hepatitis B information It's the law Street number fields in EBRS Fast facts
Summer 2007	Feature Stories How important are paternities? How are our facilities doing? Reviewing the paternity forms What we have done to help What else can we do? Resources Frequent Questions
Fall 2006	Feature Stories Paternity establishments met Fetal deaths and infant deaths Pregnancy records and reports tree Forms orders Hepatitis B New Field Liaison Electronic Birth Registration System
Summer 2005	Feature Stories Home births Submitting birth records Ami's Corner Do you need updated forms? Paternity and questionnaire Featured section of the birth record Helpful Hints
Winter 2005	Feature Stories Paternity How are our facilities doing? Paternity acknowledgements Paternity affidavits What are we going to do to help? Frequent questions Reviewing the paternity forms Resources New staff Paternity questionnaire
Fall 2004	Feature Stories Birth certificate name changes Corrections to sex of child Paternities Hispanic ethnicity and race Update on birth worksheet Non-facility birth attendants Fetal deaths Are you using the most updated forms?
December 2003	Feature Stories Fee increase December 1, 2003 EBC revison mailed Staffing No Dad on birth certificates HIPAA Privacy/Public Health Birth worksheet Frequent issues on birth certificates