Racial Differences by Gestational Age in Neonatal Deaths Attributable to Congenital Heart Defects--United States, 2003-2006.

The article discusses a report on the link between neonatal deaths and congenital heart defects in the U.S. between 2003 and 2006, published in the 2010 issue of the "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report." The report summarized a study which analyzed the causes of neonatal deaths in the country. Such study showed that 4.2 percent of all neonatal deaths are due to congenital heart disease. The report revealed that the overall neonatal mortality rate due to congenital heart defects is not related to race. The limitations of the report are discussed, along with factors that need to be considered for research on neonatal mortality.