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Infant mortality statistics from the 2000 period linked birth/infant death data setT J Mathews
Natl Vital Stat Rep 50:1-28. 2002..For infants of black and American Indian mothers, the SIDS rates were 2.4 and 2.3 times that for non-Hispanic white mothers...
Births to 10-14 year-old mothers, 1990-2002: trends and health outcomesFay Menacker
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 53:1-18. 2004..3 percent) and low birthweight (12.6 percent). The infant mortality rate (15.4 per 1,000) was two to three times higher than that for infants of mothers aged 20-44 years...
Cesarean delivery: background, trends, and epidemiologyFay Menacker
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Semin Perinatol 30:235-41. 2006..To examine trends in cesarean delivery for the overall population and for women with "no indicated risk" for cesarean section, and to summarize the available literature on "maternal request" cesarean deliveries...
Neonatal mortality risk for repeat cesarean compared to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) deliveries in the United States, 1998-2002 birth cohortsFay Menacker
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Matern Child Health J 14:147-54. 2010..This is the case even if there was no other reported medical indication. Our findings do not support the widely-held belief that neonatal mortality risk is significantly lower for repeat cesarean compared to VBAC delivery...
Births: final data for 2005Joyce A Martin
Division of Vital Statistics, U S Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 56:1-103. 2007..Selected data by mother's state of residence are shown, as well as data on month and day of birth, sex ratio, and age of father. Trends in fertility patterns and maternal and infant characteristics are described and interpreted...
Births: final data for 2004Joyce A Martin
Division of Vital Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 55:1-101. 2006..Preterm and low birthweight rates continued their steady rise. The twinning rate increased, but the rate of triplet and higher order multiple births was down slightly...
Infant mortality statistics from the 2002 period: linked birth/infant death data setT J Mathews
Division of Vital Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 53:1-29. 2004..A more intensive analysis of the rise in the infant mortality rate utilizing information on maternal and infant health risk factors available in the linked birth/infant death and fetal death data files is forthcoming...
Infant and neonatal mortality for primary cesarean and vaginal births to women with "no indicated risk," United States, 1998-2001 birth cohortsMarian F MacDorman
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Birth 33:175-82. 2006..CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the causes of these differentials is important, given the rapid growth in the number of primary cesareans without a reported medical indication...
Neonatal mortality for primary cesarean and vaginal births to low-risk women: application of an "intention-to-treat" modelMarian F MacDorman
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Birth 35:3-8. 2008..The purpose of this study was to use an "intention-to-treat" methodology, as recommended by a National Institutes of Health conference, to examine neonatal mortality risk by method of delivery for low-risk women...
Births: final data for 2003Joyce A Martin
US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 54:1-116. 2005..Key measures of birth outcome-the percentages of preterm and low birthweight (LBW) births-rose. The twinning rate increased, but the rate of triplet and higher order multiple births was essentially stable...
Expanded health data from the new birth certificate, 2005Fay Menacker
Division of Vital Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 56:1-24. 2008..S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth; however, many of the specific checkbox items were modified, or are new to the 2003 certificate. Data on selected new checkbox items are presented in this report...
Expanded health data from the new birth certificate, 2006Michelle J K Osterman
US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 58:1-24. 2009..S. Standard Certificates of Live Birth; however, many of the specific checkboxes were modified, or are new to the 2003 certificate. Data on selected new (not modified) checkboxes are presented in this report...
Trends and characteristics of home births in the United States by race and ethnicity, 1990-2006Marian F MacDorman
Reproductive Statistics Branch, Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Birth 38:17-23. 2011..The purpose of the study was to analyze trends and characteristics in home births in United States by race and ethnicity from 1990 to 2006...
Annual summary of vital statistics: 2004Donna L Hoyert
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Pediatrics 117:168-83. 2006..A large proportion of childhood deaths, however, continue to occur as a result of preventable injuries...
Expanded health data from the new birth certificate, 2004Joyce A Martin
Division of Vital Statistics, U S Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 55:1-22. 2007..These items are included on both the 1989 and the 2003 U.S. Standard Certificate of Live Birth; however, many of the specific checkboxes were modified, or are new to the 2003 certificate. The new checkboxes are the focus of this report...
Cesarean birth in the United States: epidemiology, trends, and outcomesMarian F MacDorman
Reproductive Statistics Branch, Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 7318, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Clin Perinatol 35:293-307, v. 2008..quot; Several studies note an increased risk for neonatal and maternal mortality for medically elective cesareans compared with vaginal births...
Births: preliminary data for 2004Brady E Hamilton
Divison of Vital Statistics, US Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 54:1-17. 2005..Preterm and LBW rates each increased in 2004. More than 500,000 infants were born preterm, a rate of 12.5 percent. The LBW rate increased to 8.1 percent...
Trends in cesarean rates for first births and repeat cesarean rates for low-risk women: United States, 1990-2003Fay Menacker
Division of Vital Statistics, Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 54:1-8. 2005..7. These trends were found for low-risk women of all ages and racial or ethnic groups. Therefore, low-risk women giving birth for the first time who have a cesarean delivery are more likely to have a subsequent cesarean delivery...
Trends and characteristics of home and other out-of-hospital births in the United States, 1990-2006Marian F MacDorman
Division of Vital Statistics, National Center for Health Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 58:1-14, 16. 2010..This report examines trends and characteristics of out-of-hospital and home births in the United States...
Births: final data for 2002Joyce A Martin
US Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Vital Statistics System, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 52:1-113. 2003..6 percent. Preterm and low birthweight levels both rose for 2002. The twin birth rate continued to climb, but the rate of triplet/+ births was down slightly...
Recent trends and patterns in cesarean and vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) deliveries in the United StatesMarian MacDorman
Division of Vital Statistics, Reproductive Statistics Branch, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Hyattsville, MD 20782, USA
Clin Perinatol 38:179-92. 2011..In 2007, the VBAC rate was 8.3% in a 22-state reporting area. The US VBAC rate was lowest among 14 industrialized countries; 3 countries had VBAC rates greater than 50%...
Infant mortality statistics from the 2001 period linked birth/infant death data setT J Mathews
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, Hyattsville, Maryland 20782, USA
Natl Vital Stat Rep 52:1-28. 2003..3 percent for infants of Hispanic mothers. The SIDS rate declined by 11 percent from 2000 to 2001. For infants of black and American Indian mothers, the SIDS rates were 2.2 and 2.8 times that for non-Hispanic white mothers...
Neonatal mortality for low-risk women by method of deliveryMarian F MacDorman
Birth 34:101-2. 2007
Maternal risk profiles and the primary cesarean rate in the United States, 1991-2002Eugene Declercq
Maternal and Child Health Department, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118, USA
Am J Public Health 96:867-72. 2006..We examined factors contributing to shifts in primary cesarean rates in the United States between 1991 and 2002...
Method of delivery and neonatal mortality among very low birth weight infants in the United StatesPradip K Muhuri
Office of Applied Studies, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration SAMHSA, Rockville, MD 20857, USA
Matern Child Health J 10:47-53. 2006..More specifically, to examine this association separately for breech/malpresenting and vertex-presenting infants, while adjusting for selected maternal characteristics, and pregnancy, labor and delivery complications...
Births: final data for 2001Joyce A Martin
Natl Vital Stat Rep 51:1-102. 2002..Preterm and low birthweight levels both rose for 2001. The twin birth rate continued to climb, and following 2 years of decline, the rate of triplet/+ births also increased...
Rise in "no indicated risk" primary caesareans in the United States, 1991-2001: cross sectional analysisEugene Declercq
Maternal and Child Health Department, Boston University School of Public Health, 715 Albany Street, Boston, MA 02118-2526, USA
BMJ 330:71-2. 2005
Births: final data for 2000Joyce A Martin
Natl Vital Stat Rep 50:1-101. 2002..For the first year in almost a decade the preterm birth rate declined (to 11.6 percent); the low birthweight rate, however, was unchanged at 7.6 percent...
Infant mortality statistics from the 1999 period linked birth/infant death data setT J Mathews
Natl Vital Stat Rep 50:1-28. 2002..4 times that for non-Hispanic white mothers. SIDS rates for infants of Hispanic and Asian or Pacific Islander mothers, were 40-50 percent lower than those for non-Hispanic white mothers...
