autopsy findings in 138 newborn infants which died in a university nursery during 3 years are reviewed and discussed. 80 per cent were premature and small- for- date newborns of up to 2500 g birth weight. most of these cases showed in addition to general prematurely signs, respiratory tract diseases such as atelectasia, amniotic fluid aspiration and hyaline membrane disease. the full term infan...

For several decades Sri Lanka has shown better health outcomes compared to countries with similar income levels. These outcomes are mainly for infant and maternal mortality rates (IMR and MMR respectively) and life expectancy at birth. The country is often hailed as a model to achieve ‘good health at low cost’ [1, 2]. However, the apparently ‘good’ figures are average values that conceal wide v...

OBJECTIVES This report presents 2009 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data set (linked file) by maternal and infant characteristics. The linked file differs from the mortality file, which is based entirely on death certificate data. METHODS Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted. RESULTS The infant mortality rate in the United Stat...

The strategy for reducing infant mortality rates (IMR) requires an integrated approach between community empowerment to increase access education mothers of infants and toddlers, one which is a class children under five. success the Mother Class Of Toddlers program very dependent on support participation community. Health cadres have important contribution improving community's ability achieve ...

Taking cognisance of the prevailing high maternal and child mortality in the country, India's latest (Eighth) Five Year Plan has adopted an ambitious programme for 'Child Survival and Safe Motherhood (CSSM)'. The major objectives of this programme are the reduction of IMR to 50, underfive mortality to 70, maternal mortality t~ 200, and crude birth rate (CBR) to nine. The targets for service-cov...

OBJECTIVES This report presents 2003 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data file by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics. The linked file differs from the mortality file, which is based entirely on death certificate data. METHODS Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted. Excluding rates by cause of death, the infant mortalit...

Despite the overall national success in reducing infant mortality rate in Ethiopia, infant mortality rate is still high in northwest Amhara region. This study is conducted in one of the high mortality areas with the aim of identifying risk factors that are associated with infant mortality in Northwest Amhara Region, Ethiopia. A prospective open cohort study involving 1752 infants (1472.4518 per...