Infant mortality in the United States: trends, differentials, and projections, 1950 through 2010.

Abstract

The long-term downward trend in US infant mortality has not benefited Blacks and Whites equally. The Black/White disparity in infant mortality has not only persisted but increased over time and is not expected to diminish in the near future. Educational inequalities have also widened, and racial disparities have generally increased across all educational levels.

Tendências da mortalidade neonatal em São Luís, Maranhão, Brasil, de 1979 a 1996

“…Difere, também, de outros Estados do Sul e Sudeste, onde foi relatada queda da mortalidade neonatal no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul, entre 1980 e 1992 (Victora et al, 1994), e da mortalidade neonatal precoce na cidade do Rio de Janeiro entre 1979 e 1989 (Duarte, 1991;Aragão, 1994). É também muito diferente da tendência reportada em Cuba (Corteguera, 1996) e em países desenvolvidos, como Estados Unidos (David & Siegel, 1983;Singh & Yu, 1995) e Noruega (Lie et al,1987). Nestes países, a mortalidade neonatal caiu para valores abaixo de dez por mil já há alguns anos.…”

“…Foi também obtido o intervalo de confiança da taxa de variação anual no nível de 95% (Singh & Yu, 1995). Este método foi utilizado para se avaliar tendências ao longo de toda a série histórica.…”

Using Electronic Health Records to Conduct Children’s Health Insurance Surveillance

“…Further, these social determinants of health have been reported in multiple studies to be associated with patients' ability to access health care services, comprehend health care advice, and improve health status and outcomes. [32][33][34][35] Thus, it is imperative that information on patients' social determinants of health be included in EHR data. This could be accomplished through policies requiring that EHRs facilitate the collection of these data, and that health care systems develop workflows to collect related data.…”

A partnership to reduce African American infant mortality in Genesee County, Michigan

“…While infant mortality rates have declined over the past 20 years, disparity remains constant between the rates for black and white infants. [5][6][7] Multibranched strategies have been proposed by expert panels to reduce this disparity. 8,9 What can be done at the community level where real people experience these outcomes?…”