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Infant Mortality – Lake County Statistics

Infant Mortality – Lake County Statistics. Infant Mortality Conference 4 April 2014. US Infant Mortality . Number of infant deaths – 24,586 614.7 per 100,000 Leading causes Birth defects Congenital malformations Deformations Chromosomal abnormalities. CDC, 2010. US Infant Mortality .

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Infant Mortality – Lake County Statistics

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  1. Infant Mortality –Lake County Statistics Infant Mortality Conference 4 April 2014

  2. US Infant Mortality • Number of infant deaths – 24,586 • 614.7 per 100,000 • Leading causes • Birth defects • Congenital malformations • Deformations • Chromosomal abnormalities CDC, 2010

  3. US Infant Mortality • Number of infant deaths – 24,586 • 614.7 per 100,000 • Leading causes • Birth defects • Short gestation, low birthweight • SIDS CDC, 2010

  4. Lake County Data ISDH, 2011

  5. Leading Causes of Infant Mortality in Indiana ISDH, 2011

  6. Congenital Malformations, Deformations, and Chromosomal Abnormalities • Congenital Heart Defects – 27% • Chromosomal Abnormalities – 15% • Central Nervous System – 14% • Skeletal Defects – 11% • Genitourinary Malformations – 10% • Pulmonary Malformations – 8%

  7. Complications of Pregnancy • 46% of all infant deaths result of “conditions originating in the perinatal period” • Leading Causes • Low birth weight – 33% • Premature rupture of membranes – 8% • Infection – 6%

  8. Lake County Child Fatality Review Committee • Review deaths of all children <18 • Sudden, unexpected and unexplained • Drowning • Ingestions • Infant sleep-related • Deaths investigated by DCS – child abuse and neglect • Deaths classified as • Homicide • Suicide • Accident

  9. Lake County Child Fatality Review Committee • Team members • Coroner, pathologist with forensic experience • Law enforcement, fire department, EMS • Pediatrician/family practice, mental health, health department • Prosecuting attorney, school district, DCS

  10. Lake County Child Fatality Review Committee • Team members share information • Try to identify trends • Suggest action for community to take • Goal – prevent similar future deaths

  11. Back to Sleep – By Myself Project • Purdue University School of Nursing and St. Anthony Medical Center (2009) • Kinney and Thach (NEJM, 2009) • 85% of 209 sudden infant deaths associated with circumstances “consistent with asphyxia” • 50% of sudden infant deaths occur when infants share a bed, sofa or sofa chair with another

  12. Positional Asphyxia as Cause of Death • 20 infants identified • Male – 11 • Female - 9 • Death from positional asphyxia – 18 cases • Contributing factor – 2 cases • Age at time of death • Range: 3 wks- 10 mos • Average: 2 1/2 mos

  13. Back to Sleep By Myself

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