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*Result*: Validation of a New Malnutrition Screening Tool for Hospitalized Pregnant Women.

Title:
Validation of a New Malnutrition Screening Tool for Hospitalized Pregnant Women.
Authors:
Nguyen TTL; School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam; National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam., Doan TH; School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam., Ha KT; School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam., Le HA; School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam., Tran TTA; National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam., Le TTX; School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam. Electronic address: thanhxuanle689@gmail.com., Nguyen TVA; National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam., Le TH; School of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam., Luu TMT; Viet Nam National Children's Hospital, Dong Da, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Source:
Journal of obstetrics and gynaecology Canada : JOGC = Journal d'obstetrique et gynecologie du Canada : JOGC [J Obstet Gynaecol Can] 2025 Nov; Vol. 47 (11), pp. 103126. Date of Electronic Publication: 2025 Sep 18.
Publication Type:
Journal Article; Validation Study
Language:
English
Journal Info:
Publisher: Elsevier Country of Publication: Netherlands NLM ID: 101126664 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2665-9867 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 17012163 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Obstet Gynaecol Can Subsets: MEDLINE
Imprint Name(s):
Publication: 2016- : Amsterdam : Elsevier
Original Publication: Toronto, Ont. : Healthcare & Financial Pub., Rogers Media, c2001-
MeSH Terms:
Surveys and Questionnaires*/standards , Prenatal Diagnosis*/methods , Prenatal Diagnosis*/standards , Malnutrition*/diagnosis , Pregnancy Complications*/diagnosis , Nutrition Assessment*, Humans ; Female ; Pregnancy ; Adult ; Vietnam ; Predictive Value of Tests ; Sensitivity and Specificity ; ROC Curve ; Reproducibility of Results ; Hospitalization
Contributed Indexing:
Keywords: malnutrition; pregnant women; undernutrition screening; validation
Entry Date(s):
Date Created: 20250920 Date Completed: 20251117 Latest Revision: 20251117
Update Code:
20260130
DOI:
10.1016/j.jogc.2025.103126
PMID:
40975398
Database:
MEDLINE

*Further Information*

*Objectives: The Screening for Obstetric Undernutrition in Pregnancy Detection (SOUND-P) is a questionnaire designed to assess the nutrition status of hospitalized pregnant women. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity and reliability of the SOUND-P among inpatients.
Methods: A total of 200 pregnant women were admitted to the National Hospital of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vietnam from November 2023 to January 2024. Nutritional risk screened by SOUND-P was compared with the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics Nutrition Checklist, the obstetric nutritional risk screening, composite diagnostic criteria, and estimated fetal weight. We determined sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive values, negative predictive values, receiver operator characteristics curve, and the best cut-off scores. Inter-rater reliability was assessed using κ measurements.
Results: Using SOUND-P, the optimal cut-off score to identify malnourished pregnant women was 1, with 62.5% of patients at risk of malnutrition. The percentage agreement between dietitian and nurse was 98.0%, with a κ value of 0.96 (95% CI 0.94-1.00). SOUND-P demonstrated sensitivity ranging from 80.65% to 90.70%, specificity ranging from 40.11% to 45.22%, positive predictive values from 12.80% to 31.20%, and negative predictive values from 92.00% to 97.33%. The areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve for SOUND-P were above 0.6.
Conclusions: The SOUND-P is a valid and reliable nutrition screening tool for determining malnutrition risk in hospitalized pregnant women.
(Copyright © 2025 The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada/La Société des obstétriciens et gynécologues du Canada. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)*