AA - Supplemental Stillbirth CATI Introductory Letter

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-0010

Exp. Date: 01/31/2017

BD-STEPS– Protocol #2087

Introductory Letter SBsupp (English), 5/27/2016

<<date>> 

«motherfirstname» «motherlastname»

«Address1»

«Address2»

«City», «State» «Zip»

Dear Ms. «motherlastname»:

Previously, you participated in the Birth Defects Study To Evaluate Pregnancy exposureS (BD‐STEPS) by conducting a telephone interview with us. We thank you for that. We would like to invite you to participate in an additional part of the BD‐STEPS study: in a follow-up interview we want to learn more about why some pregnancies end in a stillbirth and some do not. This study is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

As part of the Follow-Up, we plan to speak with women who had a pregnancy affected by a birth defect as well as women whose pregnancies were not affected by birth defects. Some of these pregnancies ended in a stillbirth. State laws give the <State Birth Defects Monitoring Program> permission to review medical records to study causes of birth defects. This is how we identified some women for the study. Women whose pregnancies were not affected by birth defects were selected from women who were pregnant in the same year.

Our interviewers will call you soon, and ask you to do a telephone interview that takes about 20-30 minutes. The interview can be done in one call or in several shorter calls at a time that is convenient for you. We are available for interviews every day of the week, including weekends and evenings. The interview asks about your health, medication use, and any illnesses during your pregnancy that occurred in <<YEAR>>. We will keep any identifying information that you provide during your interview confidential.

Our interviewers will call you within the next two weeks. Before then, if you have any questions, please feel free to call the interviewers at our toll free number, 1-888-743-7324, or email them at [email protected]. You may also call me at < insert local contact number>. If you do not want to participate, please let us know.

<<Note: We are not able to include the $10 gift card that was sent with the previous introductory packet(s).>>

OR

<<We’ve enclosed a $10 gift card as a token of appreciation for your time and interest. This is yours to keep whether or not you do the interview.>>

Hundreds of women are taking part in this important research. This follow-up study will help us better understand the causes of stillbirths and birth defects. We hope that you will be a part of this effort. Thank you for considering this request.

Sincerely,

< Insert PI name and local contact information >

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