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Health Care In The 20th Century.(Statistical Data Included)
The history of vital statistics in the United States dates back to 1632 when the General Assembly of Virginia passed a law requiring the registration of christenings, marriages, and deaths. Other colonies soon followed suit.
The United States Constitution included a provision for a decennial census but left the vital registration function to the states. In 1902, the U.S. Bureau of Census became a permanent agency of the federal government and was authorized to obtain, annually, copies of death records from states and to publish the data. Only a few states and cities kept adequate records in those days to meet the publication criteria.
The National Birth Registration Agency was established in 1915. By 1933, all states were registering live births and deaths with acceptable accuracy to provide valid statistics. In 1946, the US Public Health Service became responsible for collecting and publishing vital statistics.
The National Center for Health Statistics was established in 1960 by a merger of the National Office of Vital Statistics and the National Health Survey. Finally, in 1987, the…
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- Magazine article from: Bulletin of the World Health Organization Gourbin, C. Masuy-Stroobant, G. July 1, 1995 700+ words
...of the quality of vital registration systems. Although vital statistics offer many advantages for the production of health and mortality...to be declared: stillbirths (or late fetal deaths), live births, and deaths. Since the beginning of the twentieth century...
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- Magazine article from: Family Planning Perspectives Dietz, Patricia M. Adams, Melissa M. Spitz, Alison M. Morris, Leo Johnson, Christopher H. May 1, 1999 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: OB GYN News Zoler, Mitchel L. February 15, 2004 700+ words
...trimesters led to a markedly reduced rate of live births and a drop in term deliveries in a study...activity throughout the pregnancy. Live births occurred in 228 pregnancies (86...outcome of the study was the incidence of live births. Women with at least one episode of...
- Increased parity and risk of trisomy 21: review of 37,110 live births.
- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Schimmel, Michael S. Eidelman, Arthur I. Zadka, Pnina Kornbluth, Eti Hammerman, Cathy March 8, 1997 700+ words
...calculated by a standard formula.[3] In 37 110 live births, trisomy 21 was diagnosed in 54 infants, resulting in an overall incidence of 1.46 per 1000 live births (1:687 live births). Table 1 shows the rate of trisomy 21 in each...
- Live births to mothers with selected medical risk factors, 2002.(Data Watch)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News September 15, 2004 700+ words
Live Births to Mothers With Selected Medical Risk Factors, 2002 (rate per 1,000 live births) Pregnancy-linked hypertension 37.8 Diabetes 32.8 Anemia 25.7 Hydramnios/oligohydramnios 13.9 Previous preterm/small-for-gestational...
- U.S. live births after ART in 2000.(Data Watch)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News December 15, 2003 700+ words
U.S. Live Births ART in 2000 Among women under 35 years who used freshly fertilized embryos created using their own eggs Percent of live births per transfer 1 14.8% 2 42.0% 3 39.7% 4 35.4% [greater than or equal to] 5 33.6% Source...
- 300 women die for every 100,000 live births in India: UN.
- News wire article from: PTI - The Press Trust of India Ltd. October 8, 2008 700+ words
300 women die for every 100,000 live births in India: UN New York, Oct 8 (PTI) An estimated 80,000...anaemia, making it an average of 301 deaths for every 100,000 live births annually, a new UN study has said. Many other deaths go...
- Live births by race.(DATA WATCH)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News June 1, 2005 700+ words
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- Live births that were preterm in 2003.(DATA WATCH)(Illustration)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News December 15, 2005 700+ words
Live Births That Were Preterm in 2003 Highest Mississippi 17.9% Alabama 15.7% Louisiana 15.6% District of Columbia 14.8% South...
- Percentage of live births classified as low birth weight.(Statistical...
- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents March 1, 2008 700+ words
Percentage of Live Births Classified as Low Birth Weight Mexico 9.4 Japan 8.6 Hungary 8.4 Greece 8.1 U.S. 7.8 United Kingdom 7.6 Portugal 7.4 Luxembourg 6.8 Slovakia 6.7 Germany Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Source: HighBeam Research, Health Care In The 20th Century.(Statistical Data Included)
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