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Infant Mortality Attributable to Birth Defects — United States, 2003–2017
- Source :
- Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control MMWR Office, 2020.
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Abstract
- 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).
- Subjects :
- Male
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
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1545861X and 01492195
- Volume :
- 69
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....bbc5b4076154374509e5b5d9a2674383