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Frayne, Daniel J. – ZERO TO THREE, 2017
As U.S. infant mortality remains relatively unchanged and maternal mortality is rising, it is increasingly clear that service providers need to address many of the modifiable risks that determine birth outcomes prior to pregnancy. Health professionals have promoted preconception care for decades as a way to improve women's and infant's health. Yet…
Descriptors: Mothers, Infants, Health Promotion, Child Health
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Parrish, Jared W.; Gessner, Bradford D. – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2010
Objectives: To accurately count the number of infant maltreatment-related fatalities and to use information from the birth certificates to predict infant maltreatment-related deaths. Methods: A population-based retrospective cohort study of infants born in Alaska for the years 1992 through 2005 was conducted. Risk factor variables were ascertained…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Public Health, Mortality Rate, Infant Mortality