This study examined whether the relationship between high poverty and infant mortality rates (IMRs) varied across race- and ethnic-specific populations in large urban areas. Data were drawn from 1990 Census and 1992-1994 Vital Statistics for selected U.S. metropolitan areas. High-poverty areas were defined as neighborhoods in which > or = 40% of the families had incomes below the federal povert...

INTRODUCTION Infant mortality rate (IMR) is an indicator of the health status of a population and of the quality of and access to health care services. In 2000, and within the framework of the Millennium Development Goals, Argentina committed to achieve by 2015 a reduction by two thirds of its 1990 infant mortality rate, and to identify and close inter-jurisdictional gaps. The objective of this...

OBJECTIVES This report presents 2004 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...

In the United States, different racial and ethnic groups have very different infant mortality patterns. When assessing the relative contribution of the percentage of preterm births and gestational age-specific infant mortality rates to racial and ethnic infant mortality differences, we found that for non-Hispanic black women, 78 percent of their elevated infant mortality rate compared with non-...

Infant mortality serves as a major health indicator for both developed and developing countries. Currently, Alachua County, Florida carries an infant rate over third greater than the state average rate, with African American being double rate. This study explores expert attitudes opinions of those working in field maternal/infant related fields through in-depth interviews conducted via zoom/by ...

In bioarchaeological contexts, a complex relationship exists between infant representation in the age-at-death distribution, gestational and young child mortality rates, total fertility rate. The of infants skeletal sample may be influenced by range social, biological, archaeological factors. To better understand interactions representation, fertility, mortality, this study evaluates infant-juv...

background it has been shown that trend of achieving to millennium development goal 4 (mdg 4), varies by region and between countries, indicating the possibility of existing different barriers and/or facilitators. objectives this study aimed to evaluate the trend of under five mortality rate (u5mr), and infant mortality rate (imr) and explore the main challenges to reach mdg 4 by 2015. patients...

OBJECTIVES This report presents 2001 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data set (linked file) by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics. METHODS Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted. RESULTS Infant mortality rates ranged from 3.2 per 1,000 live births for Chinese mothers to 13.3 for black mothers. Among Hispanics, rates ...

In 2005, the United States ranked 30th in the world in infant mortality. Infant mortality rates for preterm (<37 weeks of gestation) infants are lower in the United States than in most European countries; however, infant mortality rates for infants born at 37 or more weeks of gestation are higher in the United States than in most European countries. One in 8 births in the United States were pre...