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Displaying records 21 through 36 (36 total).

CityMatCH. 2006. The national SUID initiative and its impact on MCH policy, program and planning. Omaha, NE: CityMatCH,

Annotation: This Webcast is a two-part recording of a conference in which three sudden infant death syndrome/sudden unexpected infant death (SIDS/SUID) experts present on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) SUID death scene investigation initiative, explaining the importance of infant death scene investigation, how new SUID report forms improve the investigation of the process, the SUID reporting system and the national training academy. The second presentation explains why and how the initiative is important for child and maternal health and ways in which MCH leaders can get involved in pushing for improved infant death scene investigation in their own communities. The final presentation speaks to understanding and preventing deaths in Philadelphia. A question and answer session follows the presentations. Powerpoint presentations accompany the audio presentations. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child death review, Infant death, Infant mortality, MCH programs, Multimedia, SIDS

Indiana Perinatal Network. [2002]. Lessons learned from the Indiana Fetal and Infant Mortality Review projects 1993-1997. [Indianapolis, IN]: Indiana Perinatal Network, 14 pp.

Annotation: This report contains summaries of the findings from community-based reviews of fetal and infant deaths in the state of Indiana conducted by the Indiana Fetal - Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Projects during 1993 through 1997. Included as part of the lessons learned from this review of over 500 cases of fetal and infant deaths are findings and recommendations related to preterm labor, smoking during pregnancy, late entry into prenatal care, decreased fetal movement, inadequate weight gain, and infant sleep position.

Keywords: Assessment, Child death review, Guidelines, Indiana, Infant death, Infant mortality, Prevention programs, Reports, State programs

Grason H, Liao M. 2002. Fetal and infant mortality review (FIMR): A strategy for enhancing community efforts to improve perinatal health. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health, Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 8 pp.

Annotation: This brief is intended to provide program evaluation information to both existing fetal and infant mortality review (FIMR) programs and communities that are in the process of establishing new FIMRs. It includes information about study methods, key contributions of FIMR programs, factors contributing the the success of individual FIMR programs, and FIMR teams. It concludes with observations and a list of references. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child death review, Community based services, Fetal mortality, Infant mortality, National programs, Program development

National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program. 2002. Fetal and infant mortality review: A guide for home interviewers. Washington, DC: National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program, 92 pp.

Annotation: The purpose of this manual is to help prepare new home interviewers for the key fetal infant mortality review role of interviewing grieving mothers. It includes the following sections: (1) the fetal and infant mortality review (FIMR) process, (2) conducting the FIMR review, (3) understanding the grief experience, (4) FIMR interviewer skills and training, (5) summarizing the FIMR review; (6) self-care for the FIMR interviewer, (7) references, (8) bibliography, and (9) about the authors. The manual also contains several appendices, including field safety, suggested reading, Web site resources for families, infant loss literature for families, Web resources for home interviewers, and other printed materials.

Keywords: Child death review, Fetal mortality, Grief, Infant mortality, Interviews, Mothers, Training

Cox G. 2002. Tulsa Healthy Start Initiative: Phase II impact report. Tulsa, OK: Tulsa Healthy Start, 236 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the Healthy Start program to reduce infant mortality in targeted areas in Tulsa, Oklahoma from September 1997 through June 2001. Report sections include an introduction; service initiation using the following models: community-based consortium, case coordination and case management, outreach and client recruitment, facilitating services, and education and training; a review of service accomplishments; mentoring; consortium and collaboration efforts; the impact of the consortium program; and other Healthy Start components such as administration and management, sustainability, the role of local government; lessons learned, local evaluation, Fetal and Infant Mortality Review. A final section on project data contains extensive forms and tables. The appendices include charts, objectives, summaries, and the local evaluation plan. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child death review, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant health, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, MCH programs, Models, Oklahoma, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Program descriptions

[Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner]. 2002. Virginia Morbidity/Mortality Review Project: Final report. [Richmond, VA: Virginia Department of Health, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner], 17 pp.

Annotation: This final report describes a collaborative effort among various infant mortality/child death review programs in Virginia to improve coordination, limit redundancy, and provide networks across the state. Contents include a description of the project's purpose and objectives, methodology, evaluation, and results/outcomes. A list of publication and products is included as well as an overview of dissemination and utilization of results, future plans, and project replication needs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child death review, Collaboration, Final reports, Infant death review committees, Infant mortality, State agencies, Virginia

Allston A, Baldwin K M, Grason H, Liao M, McDonnell K, Misra D, Strobino D. 2001. The evaluation of FIMR programs nationwide: Early findings. [Baltimore, MD]: Johns Hopkins University,Women's and Children's Health Policy Center, 8 pp.

Annotation: This report describes the early findings of an evaluation of the national Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) program. Topics include bolstering community efforts for perinatal health; FIMR-specific influences; perinatal initiative-specific influences; recommending and acting on strategies to improve systems of perinatal health care; FIMR programs' structure, operational features, and associated activity; system changes evolving from FIMR; and observations and conclusions. The evaluation methodology and respondents are described and references are provided. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child death review, Federal initiatives, Fetal mortality, Infant mortality, Perinatal health, Program evaluation, Research

National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program. 2000 (ca.). Fetal and infant mortality review (FIMR): A tool communities can use to identify and address issues related to health disparity in infant outcome. Washington, DC: National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program, 29 pp.

Annotation: This document reviews population-based data about disparities in infant health outcomes; reviews the fetal infant mortality review (FIMR) process; describes the potential role of this process in addressing disparities in outcomes; and provides specific examples of successful new community actions developed by culturally diverse FIMR programs. The document is divided into five sections: (1) introduction, (2) what Is FIMR? (3) how FIMR can help, (4) making a difference: A sampler of FIMR actions to reduce health disparities, and (5) conclusion. References and a bibliography are provided. The appendix contains an inclusivity checklist for measuring the cultural competence of an FIMR program. Statistics are provided in table format. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Alaska, California, Child death review, Connecticut, Fetal mortality, Florida, Health care delivery, Indiana, Infant health, Infant mortality, Iowa, Maryland, New Jersey, Program descriptions, State initiatives, Statistics, Virginia, Wisconsin

Kerr DB, Hutchins E. 2000. Sustaining the FIMR Program: A toolkit. Washington, DC: National Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program, 106 pp.

Annotation: This publication was written to provide fetal and infant mortality review (FIMR) directors and coordinators with information to help sustain their programs. Topics covered include: sustaining FIMR; marketing and communications; funding development; models; and data and information. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child death review, Fetal mortality, Financing, Infant mortality, Marketing, Models

North Carolina Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources, Division of Maternal and Child Health Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project, Office of Minority Health, and the FIRST STEP Campaign. 1996. Our families, our future. Raleigh, NC: [Baby Love Plus–Eastern North Carolina], 32 pp., 1 video (14 minutes, VHS 1/2 inch).

Annotation: This video and its discussion guide were created as part of a statewide public awareness media campaign for North Carolina's Minority Infant Mortality Reduction Project. The campaign's goal was to increase public awareness of the increased risks of infant mortality that African American families face and of the things that can be done to reduce the risks. In the video, five women share their experiences, each with a different birth outcome and life situation. It also provides information on low birthweight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and the recommended sleeping position for an infant. The discussion guide provides resources for facilitating a community group discussion of the video. It includes definitions, data about infant mortality in North Carolina, information about why babies die and who is most at risk, and things women can do before and during pregnancy to reduce the risks.

Keywords: Audiovisual materials, Blacks, Cause of death, Child death review, Community participation, High risk groups, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Media campaigns, Minority groups, North Carolina, Prenatal care, Prevention, Sleep position, Videotapes

Snider S, ed. and University of California San Francisco, Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research. 1995. Oakland Healthy Start: Year 1 local program evaluation report. San Francisco, CA: University of California San Francisco, Center for Reproductive Health Policy Research, 189 pp.

Annotation: This program evaluation report covers the following elements: a literature review on black infant mortality with contextual and theoretical background; a description of the Healthy Start program; an explanation of the methodology; profiles of three Family Life Resource Centers (FLRCs); a literature review on the topic of culturally competent service delivery for African-Americans; and a discussion of six crosscutting themes. The six crosscutting themes are the following: (1) the evolution of the OHS program model; (2) the role of of the OHS administration; (3) program development and service provision; (4) the OHS public information campaign; (5) the program's focus on cultural consistency; and (6) family empowerment and community revitalization efforts. The report is intended for all major stakeholders—staff, clients, and community members. The appendices include: MIS report; an Oakland Collaborative Evaluation Subcommittee membership list; and a graphic of the Oakland Healthy Start logo. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Access to health care, Blacks, Blacks, California, Community based services, Cultural competence, Evaluation methods, Healthy Start, High risk mothers, Infant mortality, Literature reviews, MCH services, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Program evaluation

Prager K. 1994. Infant mortality by birthweight and other characteristics: United States, 1985 birth cohort. Hyattsville, MD: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Center for Health Statistics, 36 pp. (Vital and health statistics: Series 20, Data from the national vital statistics system; no. 24)

Annotation: This report presents statistical results from the nationally linked birth and infant death data set for the birth cohort of 1985, a new National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) resource for studying infant mortality. It reviews the history and background of linked files in the Public Health Service (PHS) and describes the methodology by which linked files were created at NCHS. The report also presents a descriptive analysis of infant mortality for selected variables by race for the 1985 cohort; examines infant mortality rates for detailed race groups, comparing cohort and period rates; and provides detailed tables of live births and infant deaths and mortality rates for selected variables by race of child and age at death.

Keywords: Child death review, Demographics, Infant mortality, Statistics

Durfee M. 1994. National child death review teams. Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles County Department of Health Services, Child Abuse Prevention Program, 48 pp.

Annotation: This fact sheet describes trends in the development and operations of state and local child death review teams. It summarizes the activities of the U.S. Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect and an informal national team. Operations of state and local teams are also described. The fact sheet includes a map indicating which states have state teams or local teams and those which have no teams or are in the planning process.

Keywords: Child death review, Child mortality, Infant mortality, Local programs, Program descriptions, Program development, State programs

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. 1991. Infant mortality review: Project abstracts, meeting proceedings, and product information. Washington, DC: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 56 pp.

Annotation: This report provides information about infant mortality review projects funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The infant mortality review projects are of two types: hospital-based medical record reviews that apply specific conceptual models to analysis of infant mortality; and community-based studies of fetal and infant deaths to identify socioeconomic, public health, behavioral, administrative, educational, environmental, and systems factors connected with death events. The publication includes a description of each project, a list of products available to others who wish to implement review programs, and the proceedings of a meeting held by the projects in 1989. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Child death review, Infant mortality, Medical records

Sanders A with Blum D, Smith V. 1984. The widening gap: The incidence and distribution of infant mortality and low birth weight in the United States 1978-1982. Washington, DC: Food Research and Action Center, 2 v.

Annotation: This study examines the white and black infant mortality rates and low birthweight percentages for state and city infant populations and the changes in those rates over 1978-1982. It examines data from 36 states and 60 cities and urban counties for which the authors had complete infant health data for those years. Volume 1 describes results of the study and volume 2 is a literature review.

Keywords: Blacks, Infant mortality, Literature reviews, Low birthweight, Minority groups, Newborn infants, Vital statistics, Whites

American Medical Association, Committee on Maternal and Child Care. 1959. A guide for the study of perinatal mortality and morbidity. Chicago, IL: American Medical Association, Committee on Maternal and Child Care, 31 pp.

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