Infant Mortality Attributable to Birth Defects — United States, 2003–2017
| Autor: | Jennita Reefhuis, Rahi Abouk, Debra B. Waldron, Lynn M Almli, Elizabeth C. Ailes, Danielle M. Ely, Jennifer Isenburg, Scott D. Grosse |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Epidemiology Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis White People Congenital Abnormalities Infant Postmature 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Health Information Management 030225 pediatrics Gestational Weeks Infant Mortality medicine Late preterm Humans Full Report 030212 general & internal medicine Full Term Extremely premature Obstetrics business.industry Extremely preterm Infant Newborn Infant Health Status Disparities Hispanic or Latino General Medicine Infant newborn United States Infant mortality Black or African American Infant Extremely Premature Female business Infant Premature |
| Zdroj: | Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |
| ISSN: | 1545-861X 0149-2195 |
| Popis: | Birth defects are a leading cause of infant mortality in the United States, accounting for 20.6% of infant deaths in 2017 (1). Rates of infant mortality attributable to birth defects (IMBD) have generally declined since the 1970s (1-3). U.S. linked birth/infant death data from 2003-2017 were used to assess trends in IMBD. Overall, rates declined 10% during 2003-2017, but decreases varied by maternal and infant characteristics. During 2003-2017, IMBD rates decreased 4% for infants of Hispanic mothers, 11% for infants of non-Hispanic black (black) mothers, and 12% for infants of non-Hispanic white (white) mothers. In 2017, these rates were highest among infants of black mothers (13.3 per 10,000 live births) and were lowest among infants of white mothers (9.9). During 2003-2017, IMBD rates for infants who were born extremely preterm (20-27 completed gestational weeks), full term (39-40 weeks), and late term/postterm (41-44 weeks) declined 20%-29%; rates for moderate (32-33 weeks) and late preterm (34-36 weeks) infants increased 17%. Continued tracking of IMBD rates can help identify areas where efforts to reduce IMBD are needed, such as among infants born to black and Hispanic mothers and those born moderate and late preterm (32-36 weeks). |
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