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Births to teens, infant deaths decline. (U.S. Data from 1991 to 2000).
Reductions in births to teenage mothers and infant deaths highlighted recent gains in the well-being of U.S. children, a coalition of federal agencies reported.
Birth rates among adolescents continued a long-term decline to reach a record U.S. low of 27/1,000 females aged 15-17 years in 2000, down from 39/1,000 in 1991, according to the annual report, "America's Children: Key National Indicators of Well-Being, 2002," released by the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics. The forum is a joint effort of the Office of Management and Budget and six other federal agencies. Copies of the report are available at http://childstats.gov.
The U.S. prevalence of low-birth-weight newborns, which has been climbing since 1970, reached a high of 7.6% in both 1999 and 2000, due in part to multiple gestations with assisted reproductive technologies. Also, more babies with extremely low birth weight are being reported as live births, another reflection of recent technologic advances. The ...
- Infant deaths caused by respiratory distress syndrome.(DATA WATCH)
- Magazine article from: OB GYN News July 15, 2005 700+ words
Infant Deaths Caused by Respiratory Distress Syndrome Note: Adapted from period-linked birth and death data from the National Center for Health Statistics. Source: March of Dimes KEVIN FOLEY, RESEARCH
- New Study: Preterm Birth Causes One-Third of All Infant Deaths.
- Press release article from: PR Newswire October 2, 2006 700+ words
...than one-third of infant deaths within the first...of 17 percent of infant deaths. However, two...conditions, such as respiratory distress syndrome, which...the percentage of infant deaths caused by premature...
- Scientists: Premature births account for more than 30 percent of U.S. infant...
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire October 2, 2006 700+ words
...a third of infant deaths in the United...such as respiratory distress syndrome caused...thirds of infant deaths occur in children...including respiratory distress syndrome...preterm birth on infant deaths, but the...
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome ("ARDS"): no more than a severe acute lung...
- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Beale, Richard Grover, E. Robert Smithies, Mark Bihari, David November 20, 1993 700+ words
...al reported a syndrome of acute respiratory distress in adults."[1] They described...same authors used the term "adult respiratory distress syndrome."[2] Hence the confusion...differentiation between the acute respiratory distress syndrome and the pulmonary oedema...
- Nonmalarial infant deaths and DDT use for malaria control. (Research).
- Magazine article from: Emerging Infectious Diseases Chen, Aimin Rogan, Walter J. August 1, 2003 700+ words
...causal, we estimated the increase in infant deaths that might result from DDT spraying...conditions could increase the rate of infant deaths (11,12) and thus attenuate any...attempted to estimate the consequences for infant deaths if maternal DDT exposure in fact increases...
- Chronic alcohol abuse exacerbates ARDS. (acute respiratory distress...
- Newspaper article from: The Brown University Digest of Addiction Theory and Application April 1, 1996 700+ words
...factor in the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in seriously ill...at high risk for developing acute respiratory distress by the very nature of their illnesses...patients were at risk for developing respiratory distress. In order to participate in the...
- The prone position in acute respiratory distress syndrome: small studies have...
- Magazine article from: British Medical Journal Ryan, D.W. Pelosi, P. April 6, 1996 700+ words
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is characterised...lungs of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome, such as excessive...oxygenation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome was proposed 20 years...
- Serum endothelin-1 and transforming growth factor-[beta] levels in the newborns...
- Magazine article from: Mediators of Inflammation Benzer, Derya Aygun, A. Denizmen Godekmerdan, Ahmet Kurt, A. Nese Akarsu, Saadet Yilmaz, Erdal January 1, 2006 700+ words
...beta] in the newborns with respiratory distress. In this study, newborns with respiratory distress hospitalized into the Newborn...were obtained for newborns with respiratory distress syndrome (3.37 [+ or -] 1...
- Infant deaths.
- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics for Parents December 1, 1989 700+ words
Infant Deaths In 1986 almost 39,000 infants died...birth defects the number one cause of infant deaths in this country in 1986. Another...38% of all birth-defect related infant deaths. Next were central nervous system...
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome in a child with Kawasaki disease.
- Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal Palmer, April Lynne Walker, Thomas Smith, J. Clinton October 1, 2005 700+ words
...with progression to acute respiratory distress syndrome. The severity of...disease can include acute respiratory distress syndrome. Key Words: Kawasaki disease, acute respiratory distress syndrome, intravenous immunoglobulin...
Source: HighBeam Research, Births to teens, infant deaths decline. (U.S. Data from 1991 to 2000).