OBJECTIVE Data from municipal databases can be used to plan interventions aimed at reducing inequities in health care. The objective of the study was to determine the distribution of infant mortality according to an urban geoeconomic classification using routinely collected municipal data. METHODS All live births (total of 42,381) and infant deaths (total of 731) that occurred between 1994 an...

conclusions approximately one quarter of premature neonates had early mortality, which can be predicted by low gestational age, low birth weight, low apgar score, need to intensive supports, postpartum complications, multiple gestation and history of maternal illnesses. objectives we aimed to determine mortality rate and its main indicators among premature neonates in our region with the aim of...

The aim of this study was to analyze the trend in infant mortality rates in the State of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, from 1994 to 2004, in a longitudinal ecological study, by means of panel data analysis and multilevel linear regression (two levels: microregion and time) to estimate factors associated with infant mortality. The infant mortality rate decreased from 19.2 per thousand (1994) to 13....

BACKGROUND Although national health insurance plans and social programs introduced in the 1960s led to reductions in regional disparities in infant mortality in Canada, it is unclear if such patterns prevailed in the 1990s when the health care and related systems were under fiscal duress. This study examined regional patterns of change in infant mortality in Canada in recent decades. METHODS ...

Elwood, J. H., and Pemberton, J. (1971). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 46, 332. Infant mortality in Belfast. Data on all livebirths and infant deaths occurring to residents in Belfast 1963-5 and in Birmingham 1964 were analysed in order to examine possible reasons why the infant mortality rate in Belfast (29 *4 per 1000 livebirths) was higher than in Birmingham (21 4). The hypothesis that t...

BACKGROUND Infectious diseases (IDs) are an important cause of infant mortality in the United States. This study describes maternal and infant characteristics associated with infant ID deaths in the United States. METHODS Infant deaths with an ID underlying cause of death occurring in the United States were examined using the 2008-2009 Period Linked Birth/Infant Death public use data files. A...

OBJECTIVE To describe trends and composition of infant mortality rate in the State of São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. METHODS An ecological study was conducted, based on official secondary data of births and infant deaths of residents in São Paulo, from 1996 to 2012. The infant mortality rate was calculated by the direct method and was analyzed by graphs and polynomial regression models for age...

Breast feeding has a great impact on the infant morbidity and mortality. According to Pakistan Demographic and Health survey (PDHS) infant mortality rate is 78 deaths per 1,000 live births. World Health Organization recommends that exclusive breast feeding for six months can decrease infant mortality rate by one-third. The objective of the study was to find out how the mode of delivery had impa...