Appendix Data Sources And Measures Infants | 2018 Health Of Women And Children Report

Behaviors
Alcohol During Pregnancy
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who consumed alcohol during the last three months of pregnancy
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2015; CDPH, Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, 2015; IDHW, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System, 2015; South Dakota Department of Health (SDDH), Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System-like Report, 2014
Breastfed
Percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months
CDC, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity and Obesity, National Immunization Survey, 2014
Sleep Position
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who reported their infants are usually placed on their backs to sleep
CDC, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2015; CDPH, Maternal and Infant Health Assessment, 2015; IDHW, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Tracking System, 2015; SDDH, Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System-like Report, 2014
Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
Percentage of mothers who used tobacco during pregnancy
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2015
Community & Environment
Household Smoke
Percentage of children aged 0 to 17 who live in households in which someone uses cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco
Child and Adolescent Health Measurement Initiative (CAHMI), Data Resource Center for Child and Adolescent Health, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2016
Infant Child Care Cost
Average cost for center-based infant care as a percentage of married-couple’s median income
Child Care Aware of America, 2017 Parents and the High Cost of Child Care, 2016
Policy
Baby-Friendly Facility
Percentage of live births occurring at facilities that adhere to 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and are designated baby-friendly by Baby-Friendly USA
CDC, 2016 Breastfeeding Report Card, 2016
mPINC
Maternity Practices in Infant and Nutrition Care survey score based on seven birth facility policies and practices with higher scores denoting better maternity care practices and policies
CDC, 2016 Breastfeeding Report Card, 2015
Clinical Care
Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery
Percentage of singleton, term (37 or more weeks gestation), vertex (non-breech) cesarean deliveries to women having their first birth per 100 women delivering singleton, term, vertex, first births
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2015
Prenatal Care Before 3rd Trimester
Percentage of live births in which the mother began prenatal care between the 1st and 6th month of pregnancy
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2015
Well-Baby Check
Percentage of babies aged 0 to 2 years with a well-baby checkup in the past 12 months
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, National Survey of Children’s Health, 2016
Outcomes
Infant Mortality
Number of infant deaths (before age 1) per 1,000 live births
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2014-2015
Low Birthweight
Percentage of infants weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces) at birth
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2015
Neonatal Mortality
Number of deaths during first 28 days of life (0-27 days) per 1,000 live births
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2015-2016
Preterm Birth
Percentage of live births before 37 weeks gestation
CDC, National Vital Statistics System, 2015

Data Sources and Measures: Infants

Behaviors

Alcohol During Pregnancy

Breastfed

Sleep Position

Tobacco Use During Pregnancy

Community & Environment

Household Smoke

Infant Child Care Cost

Policy

Baby-Friendly Facility

mPINC

Clinical Care

Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery

Prenatal Care Before 3rd Trimester

Well-Baby Check

Outcomes

Infant Mortality

Low Birthweight

Neonatal Mortality

Preterm Birth

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