Health planners should base program decisions on the best information available. Combining information from different sources can be valuable in identifying problems--the essential first step in program planning. To facilitate this process, a workshop was conducted during the National Infant Mortality Surveillance Conference in Atlanta, GA. Maternal and child health directors explored the use of linked birth and infant death data for program planning and evaluation. Linked birth and infant death certificate files permit evaluation of infant mortality by birth weight and other infant and maternal characteristics, thus providing more detailed information than birth or death certificates alone. An assessment of the birth weight distribution of live births, birth weight specific-mortality risks, distribution of deaths by birth weight, and birth weight-specific causes of death can help identify problems in the childbearing population and with the delivery of health services. Once the infant health problems are defined clearly, the selection and delivery of services can be better targeted and evaluated for the reduction of these problems.
Hemoglobin, mean corpuscular volume, erythrocyte count, and leukocyte count were measured, and hematocrit, mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration were computed electronically for 7,739 healthy black persons. The st...
The National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project used linked birth and infant death certificates to calculate birth weight-specific infant mortality risks for the 1980 U.S. birth cohort. Record linkage depends on complete registration of vit...
Approximately 25 percent of persons diagnosed with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) have been black. This paper examines three areas of concern when focusing on AIDS in the black population: differences from whites in patterns of transmissio...
Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):162-171
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To describe underlying causes of infant death by birth weight, we used data from the 1980 National Infant Mortality Surveillance project and aggregated International Classification of Diseases codes into seven categories: perinatal conditions, infect...
Buehler, James W.; Kleinman, Joel C.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):151-161
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National statistics on the risk of infant mortality by birth weight were collected most recently in 1980 and 1960. (Infant mortality risk is the number of deaths of infants under 1 year of age per 1,000 live births.) In this 20-year period, the infan...
Allen, David M.; Buehler, James W.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):138-145
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To describe regional differences in birth weight-specific infant mortality in the United States, we used data from the National Infant Mortality Surveillance project. The infant mortality risk (IMR) for the nation was 11.0 deaths per 1,000 live birth...
Strauss, Lilo T.; Freedman, Mary Anne; Gunter, Nits; Powell-Griner, Eve; Smith, Jack C.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):204-210
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The National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project aggregated data provided by 53 vital statistics reporting areas--50 States, New York City, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (subsequently called States)--from their files of linked bi...
Berry, R. J.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):171-181
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The impact of mortality due to congenital anomalies in single-delivery births was compared in 1960 and 1980 birth cohorts; data were used from the 1960 National Center for Health Statistics national linkage of birth and death certificates and the 198...
Marks, James S.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Hogue, Carol J. R.; Smith, Jack C.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):146-151
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Data from the National Infant Mortality Surveillance project were used to examine the State-specific variations in infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality and to examine some of the factors affecting the risks of death. The infant mortality risk...
Hogue, Carol J. R.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):126-138
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The recent slowdown in the decline of infant mortality in the United States and the continued high risk of death among black infants (twice that of white infants) prompted a consortium of Public Health Service agencies to collaborate with all States ...
Friede, Andrew; Baldwin, Wendy; Rhodes, Philip H.; Buehler, James W.; Strauss, Lilo T.; Smith, Jack C.; Hogue, Carol J. R.;
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1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):192-199
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In 1980, there were 562,330 babies born in the United States to teenage mothers (19 years of age or younger). The offspring of teenage mothers have long been known to be at increased risk of infant mortality, largely because of their high prevalence ...
Prager, Kate; Flinchum, Glenn A.; Johnson, David P.;
Published Date:
1987 Mar-Apr
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Public Health Rep. 102(2):216-223
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The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has completed a pilot test of its method to develop national linked files of birth and infant death records. A linked file of the 1982 birth cohort was produced that successfully linked 97 percent of t...
Vital and health statistics. Series 20, Data from the national vital statistics system ; no. 13
DHEW publication ; no. (HSM) 72-1056
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Comparison of neonatal mortality in the United States based on two cohort studies for infants born alive during January-March 1950 and 1960; includes consideration of color, sex, plurality, weight at birth, gestation, age of mother, total-birth order...
Prager, Kate; Flinchum, Glenn A.; Johnson, David P.;
Published Date:
1987 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 102(2):216-223
Description:
The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has completed a pilot test of its method to develop national linked files of birth and infant death records. A linked file of the 1982 birth cohort was produced that successfully linked 97 percent of t...
Strauss, Lilo T.; Freedman, Mary Anne; Gunter, Nits; Powell-Griner, Eve; Smith, Jack C.;
Published Date:
1987 Mar-Apr
Source:
Public Health Rep. 102(2):204-210
Description:
The National Infant Mortality Surveillance (NIMS) project aggregated data provided by 53 vital statistics reporting areas--50 States, New York City, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico (subsequently called States)--from their files of linked bi...