BACKGROUND Perinatal CNS injuries are significant for the health of neonates and for child development at a later period. The aim of this study was to evaluate the dynamics of the frequency of perinatal CNS lesions (corresponding to ICD 10 code P91) over a 20-year period, using the data collected from the Lithuanian Medical Data of Births (Registry of Births). MATERIAL AND METHODS In total, d...

BACKGROUND Gestational age and birth weight are the principal determinants of newborn's health status. Chile, a middle income country traditionally has public policies that promote maternal and child health. The availability of an exhaustive database of live births has allows us to monitor over time indicators of newborns health. METHODS This descriptive epidemiological study included all liv...

During August 2012, a health-care provider in central Washington alerted the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) about an excessive number of anencephaly births at a local hospital. After examining referral patterns for high-risk pregnancies in central Washington, DOH identified pregnancies affected by a severe neural tube defect (NTD) in a three-county area. Case findings included a re...

AIMS Fallout from atomic bomb testing may travel great distances before precipitating. Males are born in excess of females in a ratio that approximates 0.515 (M/T: male live births divided by total live births. Radiation increases M/T by causing lethal malformations that affect female more than male foetuses, decreasing total births. This study was carried out in order to ascertain whether the ...

Using age and cause-specific childhood mortality in Lombok, Indonesia, as a factor for determining the appropriateness of introducing Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) and pneumococcal vaccines, the study describes a cross-sectional, hamlet-level mortality survey in 40 of 305 villages in Lombok Island, Indonesia. Causes of death were assessed with a standardized verbal-autopsy questionnaire. ...

Births According to provisional reports, an estimated 320,000 births occurred in the United States during January 1996. This was a 9-percent decrease from the provisional number of births reported for January 1995 (350,000). The birth rate, 14.3 live births per 1,000 population, was 9 percent lower than the rate of 15.8 for January 1995. The fertility rate, 63.5 live births per 1,000 women 15–4...

INTRODUCTION WHO classifies Kenya as having a high maternal mortality. Regional data on maternal mortality trends is only available in selected areas. This study reviewed health facility maternal mortality trends, causes and distribution in Central Region of Kenya, 2008-2012. METHODS We reviewed health records from July 2008 to June 2012. A maternal death was defined according to ICD-10 crite...

latitude gradients and secular trends in europe and north america have been found in the male-female ratio at birth (M/f: male births divided by total births) which is expected to be 0.515. annual national data for Czechoslovakia and the post-Czechoslovakian (Czech Republic and slovakia) countries for male and female live births were obtained from the world health organisation and analysed with...

OBJECTIVES To determine the neonatal mortality rate in the Kassena-Nankana District (KND) of northern Ghana, and to identify the leading causes and timing of neonatal deaths. METHODS The KND falls within the Navrongo Health Research Centre's Health and Demographic Surveillance System (HDSS), which uses trained field workers to gather and update health and demographic information from communit...

OBJECTIVE Income has long been identified as a potent determinant of infant mortality, yet little is known about the stability of its influence over time in defined populations. The objective of this study was to characterize trends in the income gradient in infant mortality in New York City from 1988 to 2001. METHODS An ecological analysis was conducted of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal ...