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Health Department says fetal‑death and termination records remain confidential; supports shortening one retention period
Summary
The Department of Health described how vital records are handled: fetal‑death reports (20+ weeks or 400+ grams) and induced terminations of pregnancy are not released to the public; the department said it had no concerns with a proposed change shortening a retention period from five years to two years.
Jesse Hammond of the Vermont Department of Health told the committee that fetal‑death reports (generally for fetal deaths at 20 or more weeks’ gestation or, when gestational age is unknown, at 400 grams or more) and induced terminations of pregnancy are not available to the public and that the department shares only deidentified aggregate data for national reporting.
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