Appendix Data Sources And Measures Infants | 2019 Health Of Women And Children Report

Executive Highlights IntroductionFindingsState Rankings Social and Economic Factors Successes ChallengesState Rankings MeasuresBehaviors-Women Behaviors-Infants Behaviors-Children Community & Environment-Women Community & Environment-Infants Community & Environment-Children Policy-Women Policy-Infants Policy-Children Clinical Care-Women Clinical Care-Infants Clinical Care-Children Outcomes-Women Outcomes-Infants Outcomes-Children Supplemental MeasuresState Summaries

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Behaviors 
Breastfed
Percentage of infants exclusively breastfed for six months
Breastfeeding Report Card, 2015
Drinking Before Pregnancy
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who consumed alcohol during the three months before pregnancy
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System or equivalent, 2017
Sleep Position
Percentage of women with a recent live birth who reported their infants are usually placed on their backs to sleep
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System or equivalent, 2017
Tobacco Use During Pregnancy
Percentage of mothers who used tobacco during pregnancy
CDC WONDER Natality data, 2017
Community & Environment
Household Smoke
Percentage of children ages 0-17 who live in households in which someone uses cigarettes, cigars or pipe tobacco
National Survey of Children's Health, 2016-2017
Infant Child Care Cost
Average cost for center-based infant care as a percentage of married couple’s median income
Child Care Aware, The U.S. and the High Cost of Child Care: 2018
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
2018 Breastfeeding Report Card, 2018
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 policies and practices
2016 Breastfeeding Report Card, 2016
Clinical Care
Low-Risk Cesarean Delivery
Percentage of singleton, head first, term (37 or more completed weeks first births that were cesarean deliveries
CDC WONDER Natality data, 2017
Prenatal Care Before Third Trimester
Percentage of live births in which the mother began prenatal care between the First and sixth month of pregnancy
CDC WONDER Natality data, 2017
Well-Baby Check
Percentage of babies ages 0-2 who had a well-baby checkup in the past 12 months
National Survey of Children's Health, 2016-2017
Outcomes
Infant Mortality
Number of infant deaths (before age 1) per 1,000 live births
CDC WONDER Linked Birth/Infant Death data, 2015-2016
Low Birthweight
Percentage of infants weighing less than 2,500 grams (5 pounds, 8 ounces) at birth
CDC WONDER Natality data, 2017
Neonatal Mortality
Number of deaths during first 28 days of life (0-27 days) per 1,000 live births
CDC WONDER Mortality data, 2016-2017
Preterm Birth
Percentage of live births before 37 weeks gestation
CDC WONDER Natality data, 2017

Data Sources and Measures- Infants

Behaviors

Breastfed

Drinking Before Pregnancy

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 Third Trimester

Well-Baby Check

Outcomes

Infant Mortality

Low Birthweight

Neonatal Mortality

Preterm Birth

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