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Optimum maternal healthcare service utilization and infant mortality in Ethiopia
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of infant mortality in the world. Utilization of maternal healthcare during pregnancy, at delivery, and after delivery is critical to reducing the risk of infant mortality.
Girmay Tsegay Kiross +3 more
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Maternal education and infant mortality decline: The evidence from Indonesia, 1980-2015
Demographic Research, 2021 Background: Better maternal education has been credited with making a major contribution to infant mortality decline. Most of the evidence is based on cross-sectional analyses, which show a strong correlation between maternal education and infant ...
Jona Schellekens
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Black:white inequities in infant mortality across the 69 most populous US cities, 2018–2021
Frontiers in Public HealthThe United States has poor birth outcomes, including high rates of infant mortality and substantial racial inequities, compared to other developed nations.
Nazia S. Saiyed +5 more
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American Journal of Men's Health, 2015 The objective of this study was to examine the relationship of paternity status, welfare reform period, and racial/ethnic disparities in infant mortality. The study used retrospective analysis of birth outcomes data from singleton birth/infant death data
Emmanuel M. Ngui DrPH, MSc +2 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Ending preventable deaths of newborns and children under five by 2030 is among the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. This study aimed to describe infant mortality rate due to preventable causes in Rio Grande do Sul (RS), the ...
Ivete Maria Kreutz, Iná S. Santos
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Trend and future of infant mortality in Pakistan
Journal of University Medical & Dental College, 2022 BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: In South Asia, Pakistan is contributing to the highest childhood mortality, including infant mortality. Child mortality has been declined globally, but Pakistan is still struggling and far behind the targets of Sustainable ...
Zartashia Shabbir +3 more
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Infant morbidity leading to infant mortality
Gomal Journal of Medical Sciences, 2009 Background: Infant morbidity and mortality are important measures of a nation’s health. The aim of this study was to explore the causes and risk factors affecting infant morbidity and mortality in our set up.
Hafsa Habib +3 more
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Prevalence and Causes of Mortality in Preterm Infants in Sari Imam Khomeini Hospital, 2019
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2021 Background and purpose: Neonatal period is a very important and vulnerable period that causes physiological adaptations to the ectopic environment. Undoubtedly, the first step in reducing infant mortality is to identify associated factors. The main cause
Aghdas Ebadi +6 more
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