Non-health care spending linked to infant mortality rates
(HealthDay)—Investment in non-health care services is associated with lower infant mortality rates (IMRs), according to a study published online Oct. 19 in Pediatrics.
Oct 19, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Investment in non-health care services is associated with lower infant mortality rates (IMRs), according to a study published online Oct. 19 in Pediatrics.
Oct 19, 2020
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Rural areas with local access to obstetrical care report better infant health outcomes, including lower infant mortality rates and fewer babies delivered underweight. The retrospective cohort study compared the birth outcomes ...
Sep 15, 2020
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After years of study, the National Cancer Institute said Tuesday that some people probably got cancer from the radioactive fallout that wafted across New Mexico after the U.S. government detonated the first atomic bomb in ...
Sep 1, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Infants of women who are normal weight prepregnancy have the lowest total infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates, with increased rates seen for infants of women who are underweight or who have obesity ...
Aug 21, 2020
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While infant mortality rates (IMR) decreased overall from 2007 to 2015 in California, disparities in infant death rates have increased in some groups, including among obese mothers, those who smoke and African American women, ...
Aug 11, 2020
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Interstage Home Monitoring (IHM) programs for infants with single ventricle heart defects help families recognize potential complications early and improve infant survival rates and growth prior to the second of multiple ...
Aug 11, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Most of the decline in infant mortality rates from 2000 to 2017 was due to declines in rates across maternal age groups, according to the June 25 National Vital Statistics Reports, a publication from the U.S. ...
Jun 25, 2020
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(HealthDay)—Compared with children who are naturally conceived, children who are conceived via assisted reproductive techniques (ART) may be at increased risk for mortality during their first year of life, according to ...
Apr 7, 2020
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The West African nation of Mali has roughly one ventilator per 1 million of its people—20 in all to help the critically ill. In Peru, with more than 32 million people, about 350 beds in intensive care units exist.
Mar 20, 2020
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Paid maternity leave has major mental and physical health benefits for mothers and children - including reduced rates of postpartum depression and infant mortality, according to a report in the March/April issue of Harvard ...
Mar 9, 2020
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