Prenatal Record - National Archives and Records Administration

OB-8
Repeat Prenatal History
Form OB-8 was used to record prenatal history between visits. It was
fi 11 ed out at each repeat prenata 1 vis it and at the time the patient was
admitted to the hospital for delivery. The form was first used in January
1959; it was revised in July 1959. Items were renumbered and reworded in the
July 1959 revision. Coding differs between the January 1959 form and the July
1959 revision on items 6 (sickness in any way) and 36 (frequency of
intercourse). Information from form OB-8 was recorded on card 0308 (Table
OB-8.1).
TABLE OB-8.1
Cards and Data Records by Revision for Form OB-8
CARD REV. NUMBER
CARD NAME NUMBER NO. RECORDS
08-8: II lness, Disturbances Since Last
Cl lnfc VIsit 0308
0 29,596
1 347,652
377,248
tota I for form 377,248
Reproduced at the National Archives
II.A.l31
OB-8