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MacDorman MF, Kirmeyer S. 2009. The challenge of fetal mortality. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 8 pp. (NCHS data brief, no. 16)

Annotation: This report examines data from the National Vital Statistics System for fetal death of 20 weeks gestation or more. Topics include the impact of fetal mortality on families, recent trends, differences among racial and ethnic groups, rates among twins or other multiple pregnancies, relationship between fetal mortality and maternal age, and fetal mortality rates by number of previous pregnancies.

Contact: National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3311 Toledo Road, Room 5419, Hyattsville, MD 20782, Telephone: (800) 232-4636 Secondary Telephone: (888) 232-6348 Fax: (301) 458-4020 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs Available from the website.

Keywords: Ethnic factors, Fetal death, Fetal mortality, Maternal age, Multiple pregnancy, National surveys, Population surveillance, Pregnancy loss, Racial factors, Statistical data, Statistics

Ricketts S, Trierweiler K. 2000. Tipping the scales: Weighing in on solutions to the low birth weight problem in Colorado. Denver, CO: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 32 pp.

Annotation: This report discusses the problem of low birthweight in Colorado, which has one of the highest rates of low birthweight in the nation. It discusses the major contributing factors to low birthweight, including multiple births, inadequate maternal weight gain during pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy, and premature rupture of membranes. It also discusses solutions for reducing the risk factors for low birthweight.

Contact: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South, Denver, CO 80246, Telephone: (303) 692-2000 Secondary Telephone: (800) 886-7689 E-mail: [email protected] Contact E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://cdphe.colorado.gov Available from the website.

Keywords: Colorado, Gestational weight gain, Low birthweight, Low birthweight infants, Multiple births, Pregnancy, Premature rupture of membranes, Risk factors, Smoking during pregnancy, Weight gain
   

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