Infant and perinatal mortality in England and Wales.

Infant and perinatal mortality 2006: health areas, England and Wales.

England and Wales

Analysis ofthe births that occurred in England and Wales during 1970-6 showed that they followed a seven-day cycle, being concentrated from Tuesdays to Fridays and least numerous on Sundays. This pattern became increasingly pronounced during the period examined. Relatively few births occurred on bank holidays, especially Christmas Day and Boxing Day. In general perinatal mortality was higher am...

Perinatal mortality and morbidity among babies delivered in water: surveillance study and postal survey.

AIM To compare perinatal morbidity and mortality for babies delivered in water with rates for babies delivered conventionally (not in water). DESIGN Surveillance study (of all consultant paediatricians) and postal survey (of all NHS maternity units). SETTING British Isles (surveillance study); England and Wales (postal survey). SUBJECTS Babies born in the British Isles between April 1994 ...

Infant mortality and army families: a case-control study.

In the years 1976-90 infant mortality in the Salisbury health district was persistently higher than in England and Wales. This difference was mostly accounted for by post-neonatal deaths: post-neonatal death rate in Salisbury 5-6/1000 live births (95% confidence interval 4 59 to 6 55); that in England and Wales 4-2/1000 live births (4-15 to 4 23). The district includes part of Salisbury Plain a...

Narrowing social inequalities in health? Analysis of trends in mortality among babies of lone mothers (abridged version 1).

OBJECTIVES To examine trends in mortality among babies registered solely by their mother (lone mothers) and to compare these with trends in infant mortality for couple registrations overall and couple registrations subdivided by social class of father. DESIGN Analysis of trends in infant death rates from 1975 to 1996 for the three groups. The data source was the national linked infant mortali...