Infant Mortality Rates Continue to Decline in Ohio February 28, 2020Zachery Schmidt The Ohio Health Department (OHD) released numbers this week that shows the infant mortality rate in the Buckeye State is declining. Read More U.S. Court of Appeals Panel Strikes Down Medicaid Work Requirement ...
Introduction Infant mortality rate is a sensitive metric for population health and well-being. Challenges in achieving accurate reporting of these data can lead to inaccurate targeting of public health interventions. We analyzed a cohort from a pediatric tertiary care referral medical center to evaluate...
The analysis made by the Ohio Department of Health found that seven percent of these infants were not registered when they died. One of the reasons cited why infant deaths were not registered is due to confusion on the classification of death.Paulson...
Background: Breastfeeding is the biologic norm for infant feeding and vitally important for newborns especially the low birth weight (LBW) infant population who have higher morbidity and mortality. For LBW infants in Ohio, prevalence of breastfeeding with maternal sociodemographicfactors is not fully ...
Background: Breastfeeding is the biologic norm for infant feeding and vitally important for newborns especially the low birth weight (LBW) infant population who have higher morbidity and mortality. For LBW infants in Ohio, prevalence of breastfeeding with maternal sociodemographic factors is not fully...
Estimating the Burden of Prematurity on Infant Mortality: A Comparison of Death Certificates and Child Fatality Review in Ohio, 2009–2013Cause of deathChild death reviewDeath certificatesInfant mortalitySurveillanceIntroduction Infant mortality is a key population health indicator, and accurate cause of ...
17. There is a strong link between parental smoking and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, with typical studies finding a 2-to-3-fold increase in risk among children of smokers. It is reported that three times as many infants die of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome caused by maternal smoking as are...
Background: Breastfeeding is the biologic norm for infant feeding and vitally important for newborns especially the low birth weight (LBW) infant population who have higher morbidity and mortality. For LBW infants in Ohio, prevalence of breastfeeding with maternal sociodemographic factors is not fully...
Background: Breastfeeding is the biologic norm for infant feeding and vitally important for newborns especially the low birth weight (LBW) infant population who have higher morbidity and mortality. For LBW infants in Ohio, prevalence of breastfeeding with maternal sociodemographicfactors is not fully ...
Background: Breastfeeding is the biologic norm for infant feeding and vitally important for newborns especially the low birth weight (LEW) infant population who have higher morbidity and mortality. For LEW infants in Ohio, prevalence of breastfeeding ...