While the top cause of infant death remains congenital defects, there are increases in infant deaths due to maternal complications of pregnancy. This is a focus of concern, particularly among pregnant Black people who facehealth disparitiesdue to many factors, including access to care.3 This articl...
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However, there is insufficient population level data on the current estimates of infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. The aim of this study was to measure infant mortality rate, investigate risk factors for infant deaths and identify causes of death in a rural population of northern ...
However, there is insufficient population level data on the current estimates of infant mortality rate (IMR)in the country. The aim of this study wasto measure infant mortality rate, investigate risk factors for infant deaths and identify causes of death in a rural population of northern Ethiopia...
However, there is insufficient population level data on the current estimates of infant mortality rate (IMR) in the country. The aim of this study was to measure infant mortality rate, investigate risk factors for infant deaths and identify causes of death in a rural population of northern ...
The mortality rate of African-American infants in Texas is about twice those of Anglo and Hispanic infants, due at least partly to their increased risk of preterm and low-weight birth. We examined the underlying causes of infant deaths from 1989 through 1991 for specific causes that accounted ...
An autopsy provides clues as to the cause of death. In 15% of sudden, unexpected infant deaths specific abnormalities of the brain or central nervous system, the heart or lungs, or infection may be identified as the cause of death. The autopsy findings in SIDS victims are typically subtle ...
State-by-state analysis links sudden unexpected deaths of infants (SUDI) to high proportion of full-term infant mortality in the US. Credit: Bairoliya et al., 2018 Sudden unexpected death of infants (SUDI) was the most common cause of infant mortality among children born full term in the ...
Special attention is paid to autopsy figures and cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Throughout the observation period, child mortality decreased overall in all levels of data. Mortality rates were highest in the first year of life, with natural causes of death (premature birth, ...
ContextStillbirth affects 1 in 160 pregnancies in the United States, equal to the number of infant deaths each year. Rates are higher than those of other