[Neonatal information system I: computer-adapted pregnancy and birth record (author's transl)]

A computerized documentation system for the main perinatal data of the newborn is presented. The information about pregnancy and birth are recorded on two optic mark reader forms. They can be used as a part of the conventional patient's history and as a transport document. The forms are recorded by simple pencil marking without further clerical effort for the staff. A direct data processing of the marked informations is possible with a computer. After two years' use of the new documentation system our information about the admitted newborns had markedly improved. An early regstration of pre- and pernatal risk factors is possible.