Risk of Postneonatal Infant Mortality Associated With Prior Founded Allegations of Child Abuse.
Context: There are ∼7500 postneonatal deaths (28 days to under 1 year) in the US annually, of which a majority are preventable. Previous studies have reported a child's prior encounter with child protective services (CPS) as a risk factor for preventable
F. Hauck +2 more
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DECREASING TREND IN POSTNEONATAL MORTALITY. [PDF]
The objective was to evaluate the postneonatal mortality rate at our institution from 1999 to 2006 as a follow-up to a previous report from our hospital covering 1993 to 1998 and to investigate the causes of death in infants dying in the postneonatal period.We identified all infant deaths before discharge from the nursery aged > or =28 days.
A, Turlington, J E, Hodgman, L, Barton
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Risk factors of infant mortality in rural The Gambia: a retrospective cohort study
Objective The main objective was to assess the risk factors for infant mortality among children living in the Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS) in Farafenni, The Gambia.
Anna Roca +5 more
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Prevention of postneonatal mortality. [PDF]
Studies of postneonatal mortality in Nottingham between 1974 and 1977 showed a familiar pattern of high death rates in socially deprived parts of the city. A birth scoring system was devised, which identified at birth 9% of infants in whom 53% of postneonatal deaths could be expected to occur From 1 January 1978 this group was identified by midwives ...
R J, Madeley, D, Hull, T, Holland
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Vaginal Delivery in Cases of Prenatally Diagnosed Omphalocele: Feasibility and Outcomes. [PDF]
ABSTRACT Objective This study aimed to assess outcomes of fetuses with prenatally detected omphalocele and the frequency of successful vaginal delivery in pregnancies with suspected non‐lethal omphalocele and intended active neonatal management and its impact on neonatal outcome.
Heinrich H +5 more
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State of infantile mortality in Chernigov area [PDF]
State and dynamics of perinatal and infant mortality rate in Chernigov region over the 2001-2010 period were studied. It is shown that the level of perinatal mortality and mortinatality should be analysed separately over 2 periods: 2001-2006 and 2007 ...
Ponomarenko N.P. +2 more
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Air Pollution and Mortality in India: Investigating the Nexus of Ambient and Household Pollution Across Life Stages. [PDF]
Abstract Air pollution in India is a foremost environmental risk factor that affects human health. This study first investigates the geographical distribution of ambient and household air pollution (HAP) and then examines the associated mortality risk. Data on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) concentration has been extracted from the Greenhouse Gas Air ...
Adhikary M +4 more
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The impact of malaria control on infant mortality in Kenya [PDF]
Since the early 2000s there has been a rapid intensification of malaria control efforts across Africa. I exploit baseline differences in the regional incidence of malaria coupled with the sharp timing of the intensified campaign to investigate the ...
Pathania, Vikram
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Disparities and Trends in Birth Outcomes, Perinatal and Infant Mortality in Aboriginal vs. Non-Aboriginal Populations: A Population-Based Study in Quebec, Canada 1996-2010. [PDF]
Aboriginal populations are at substantially higher risks of adverse birth outcomes, perinatal and infant mortality than their non-Aboriginal counterparts even in developed countries including Australia, U.S. and Canada.
Lu Chen +6 more
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In the field of infant mortality I believe we are facing a slower rate of decline in the death rate over the next decade than we have experienced in the past. This follows because a low point has already been reached for the age division beyond one month and because of the stationary condition of the high rate in the first four weeks of life....
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