Reclassification of the Etiology of Infant Mortality With Whole-Genome Sequencing
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.54069
Abstract: Key Points Question What proportion of infant mortality is explained by genetic diseases? Findings In this cohort study of 112 infant deaths, single-locus genetic diseases were the most common antecedent of infant mortality (41%). Treatments… read more here.
Keywords: genetic diseases; infant mortality; reclassification etiology; etiology ... See more keywords
Trends and Racial and Geographic Differences in Infant Mortality in the United States Due to Necrotizing Enterocolitis, 1999 to 2020
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.1511
Abstract: This cohort study analyzes yearly trends in necrotizing enterocolitis–related infant mortality rates (NEC-IMR) from 1999 to 2020, overall and by Black and White race, and described Black-to-White NEC-IMR ratios and NEC-IMR for US states. read more here.
Keywords: nec imr; necrotizing enterocolitis; infant mortality; 1999 2020 ... See more keywords
Association of State-Level Tax Policy and Infant Mortality in the United States, 1996-2019
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DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.9646
Abstract: Key Points Question Is state-level tax policy associated with infant mortality in the United States? Findings In this cross-sectional study of 148 336 infant deaths from 1996 through 2019, an increase in tax revenue and the… read more here.
Keywords: tax policy; infant mortality; state level; tax ... See more keywords
RESIDENTIAL DISTANCE TO PUBLIC HOUSING AND ITS DIFFERENTIAL INFLUENCE ON INFANT MORTALITY ACROSS RACE
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DOI: 10.1002/jcop.21833
Abstract: Infant mortality is a major problem in the United States. Understanding the relationship between geographic variation and birth outcomes is important to develop and implement targeted interventions. This study examined the relationship between contextual residential… read more here.
Keywords: public housing; infant mortality; residential distance; infant ... See more keywords
The impact of maternal prenatal mental health disorders on stillbirth and infant mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s00737-020-01099-9
Abstract: Evidence about the association between maternal mental health disorders and stillbirth and infant mortality is limited and conflicting. We aimed to examine whether maternal prenatal mental health disorders are associated with stillbirth and/or infant mortality.… read more here.
Keywords: infant mortality; health disorders; mortality; stillbirth infant ... See more keywords
Physical models of infant mortality: implications for defects in biological systems.
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DOI: 10.1007/s10867-020-09559-0
Abstract: Reliability engineering concerned with failure of technical inanimate systems usually uses the vocabulary and notions of human mortality, e.g., infant mortality vs. senescence mortality. Yet, few data are available to support such a parallel description.… read more here.
Keywords: physical models; infant mortality; methodology; parallel description ... See more keywords
Infant mortality among Arabic-speakers in Quebec, Canada, 1989–2017
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DOI: 10.1007/s10903-020-01115-1
Abstract: We assessed trends in infant mortality for Arabic-speakers in Quebec, Canada between 1981 and 2017. We computed infant mortality rates for Arabic versus French and English-speakers in Quebec over time. We used adjusted risk ratios… read more here.
Keywords: infant mortality; among arabic; mortality; arabic speakers ... See more keywords
Some Determinants of Infant Mortality Rate in SAARC Countries: an Empirical Assessment through Panel Data Analysis
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DOI: 10.1007/s12187-020-09734-8
Abstract: The present study is an attempt to examine the distal determinants of Infant Mortality Rate in South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) nations over the period of 2000–2016. Instead of looking at individual nation… read more here.
Keywords: infant mortality; determinants infant; mortality; mortality rate ... See more keywords
Revising Infant Mortality Rates for the Early Twentieth Century United States
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DOI: 10.1007/s13524-018-0723-2
Abstract: Accurate vital statistics are required to understand the evolution of racial disparities in infant health and the causes of rapid secular decline in infant mortality during the early twentieth century. Unfortunately, U.S. infant mortality rates… read more here.
Keywords: infant mortality; mortality; united states; early twentieth ... See more keywords
Risk Differences in Disease-Specific Infant Mortality Between Black and White US Children, 1968–2015: an Epidemiologic Investigation
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-018-0502-1
Abstract: PurposeBlack/African American (AA) infants have been persistently observed with survival disadvantage compared to White infants in the USA, implying excess mortality. While reliable epidemiologic data continue to illustrate these disparities, data are yet to provide… read more here.
Keywords: infant mortality; risk differences; mortality black; mortality ... See more keywords
Structural Racism and Odds for Infant Mortality Among Infants Born in the United States 2010
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DOI: 10.1007/s40615-019-00612-w
Abstract: While ecological studies indicate that high levels of structural racism within US states are associated with elevated infant mortality rates, studies using individual-level data are needed. To determine whether indicators of structural racism are associated… read more here.
Keywords: mortality among; infant mortality; odds infant; racism ... See more keywords