Infant Mortality - Research News and Information

Saturday, January 10, 2009

The role of welfare state principles and generosity in social policy programmes for public health: an international comparative study.

6 Nov 2008 BACKGROUND: Many important social determinants of health are also the focus for social policies. Welfare states contribute to the resources available for their citizens through cash transfer programmes and subsidised services. Although all rich ... Read more...

Early insulin therapy in very-low-birth-weight infants.

28 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: Studies involving adults and children being treated in intensive care units indicate that insulin therapy and glucose control may influence survival. Hyperglycemia in very-low-birth-weight infants is also associated with morbidity and ... Read more...

Aggressive vs. conservative phototherapy for infants with extremely low birth weight.

28 Oct 2008 BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether aggressive phototherapy to prevent neurotoxic effects of bilirubin benefits or harms infants with extremely low birth weight (1000 g or less). METHODS: We randomly assigned 1974 infants with extremely low birth ... Read more...

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Latest indexed articles for 'Infant Mortality'

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• The role of welfare state principles and generosity in social policy programmes for public health: an international comparative study. 6 Nov 2008
• Community-based newborn care in Bangladesh. 30 Oct 2008
• Early insulin therapy in very-low-birth-weight infants. 28 Oct 2008
• Aggressive vs. conservative phototherapy for infants with extremely low birth weight. 28 Oct 2008
• Reproductive health in China: improve the means to the end. 15 Oct 2008
• Fetal outcomes of critically ill pregnant women admitted to the intensive care unit for nonobstetric causes. 29 Sep 2008
• Characterizing risk profiles of infants who are delivered at late preterm gestations: does it matter? 29 Sep 2008
• Innovative finance for women and children. 25 Sep 2008
• Community-based newborn care: are we there yet? 25 Sep 2008
• Joy Lawn: Saving newborn babies' lives. Interview by Clare Kapp. 25 Sep 2008
• Effect of community-based behaviour change management on neonatal mortality in Shivgarh, Uttar Pradesh, India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial. 25 Sep 2008
• Alma-Ata: Rebirth and Revision 6 Interventions to address maternal, newborn, and child survival: what difference can integrated primary health care strategies make? 11 Sep 2008
• Trends in infant mortality from necrotising enterocolitis in England and Wales and the USA. 30 Aug 2008
• The social and environmental factors underlying maternal malnutrition in rural Bangladesh: implications for reproductive health and nutrition programs. 30 Aug 2008
• Applicability of a new gastric tonometric probe in infants requiring intensive care. 30 Aug 2008
• Antenatal use of selective serotonin-reuptake inhibitors and QT interval prolongation in newborns. 30 Aug 2008
• International trends in sudden infant death syndrome: stabilization of rates requires further action. 30 Aug 2008
• Young maternal age and the risk of neonatal mortality in rural Nepal. 30 Aug 2008
• Mortality among HIV-1- and human herpesvirus type 8-affected mother-infant pairs in Zambia. 30 Aug 2008
• Early-onset severe preeclampsia: induction of labor vs elective cesarean delivery and neonatal outcomes. 30 Aug 2008

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Technical information about 'Infant Mortality'

Definition: Postnatal deaths from BIRTH to 365 days after birth in a given population. Postneonatal mortality represents deaths between 28 days and 365 days after birth (as defined by National Center for Health Statistics). Neonatal mortality represents deaths from birth to 27 days after birth.

Descriptor UI: D007226

Alternative terms: Infant Mortality; Infant Mortalities; Mortalities, Infant; Mortality, Infant; Postneonatal Mortality; Neonatal Mortality; Mortalities, Neonatal; Mortality, Neonatal; Neonatal Mortalities;

Related Mesh Headings: Fetal Death;

Allowable Qualifiers: ethnology; history; trends;

Tree Number: E05.318.308.985.550.475; L01.280.975.550.475; N01.224.935.698.489; N06.850.505.400.975.550.475; N06.850.520.308.985.550.475;

Technical Notes: a statistical concept & not a substitute for /mortal with INFANT, NEWBORN, DISEASES or with specific diseases in infants; specify geography; check the tag INFANT or INFANT, NEWBORN; PERINATAL MORTALITY is also available