Infant, Perinatal, Maternal, and Childhood Mortality in the United States

In this volume, the authors use data from the U.S. Census and various specialized studies to analyze trends in infant, maternal, and childhood mortality in the United States and to provide comparisons with other countries. They discuss such variables as sex, cause of death, race, and geography, and, in the case of infant mortality, birth order, age, and prior pregnancy history of mother. PREFACE CONTENTS TABLES FOREWORD NOTES ON TABLES Part I. Infant and Perinatal Mortality 1 / TRENDS AND RECENT STATUS 2/OTHER PARAMETERS OF PREGNANCY LOSS 3/FACTORS INFLUENCING TREND 4/PREGNANCY OUTCOME AND MATERNAL CONDITIONS AND COMPLICATIONS 5/INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS 6/REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES Part II. Maternal Mortality 7/TRENDS AND RECENT STATUS 8/REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES Part III. Childhood Mortality 9 / TRENDS AND RECENT STATUS 10/INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS 11/ REVIEW AND PERSPECTIVES Part IV. Health Services and Resources 12/HEALTH SERVICES 13/FACILITIES, PERSONNEL, AND ECONOMICS APPENDIX TABLES REFERENCES/INDEX REFERENCES INDEX