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@article{Venkatesan:2023:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3487,
author = {Venkatesan, T and Rees, P and Gardiner, J and Battersby, C and Purkayastha, M and Gale, C and Sutcliffe, A},
doi = {10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3487},
journal = {JAMA Pediatrics},
pages = {1085--1095},
title = {National trends in preterm infant mortality in the United States by race and socioeconomic status, 1995-2020},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3487},
volume = {177},
year = {2023}
}
TY - JOUR
AB - Importance Inequalities in preterm infant mortality exist between population subgroups within the United States.Objective To characterize trends in preterm infant mortality by maternal race and socioeconomic status to assess how inequalities in preterm mortality rates have changed over time.Design, Setting, and Participants This was a retrospective longitudinal descriptive study using the US National Center for Health Statistics birth infant/death data set for 12256303 preterm infant births over 26 years, between 1995 and 2020. Data were analyzed from December 2022 to March 2023.Exposures Maternal characteristics including race, smoking status, educational attainment, antenatal care, and insurance status were used as reported on an infant’s US birth certificate.Main Outcomes and Measures Preterm infant mortality rate was calculated for each year from 1995 to 2020 for all subgroups, with a trend regression coefficient calculated to describe the rate of change in preterm mortality.Results The average US preterm infant mortality rate (IMR) decreased from 33.71 (95% CI, 33.71 to 34.04) per 1000 preterm births per year between 1995-1997, to 23.32 (95% CI, 23.05 to 23.58) between 2018-2020. Black non-Hispanic infants were more likely to die following preterm births than White non-Hispanic infants (IMR, 31.09; 95% CI, 30.44 to 31.74, vs 21.81; 95% CI, 21.43 to 22.18, in 2018-2020); however, once born, extremely prematurely Black and Hispanic infants had a narrow survival advantage (IMR rate ratio, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.84 to 0.91, in 2018-2020). The rate of decrease in preterm IMR was higher in Black infants (−0.015) than in White (−0.013) and Hispanic infants (−0.010); however, the relative risk of preterm IMR among Black infants compared with White infants remained the same between 1995-1997 vs 2018-2020 (relative risk, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.38 to 1.44, vs 1.43; 95% CI, 1.39 to 1.46). The rate of decrease in preterm IMR was higher in nonsmokers compar
AU - Venkatesan,T
AU - Rees,P
AU - Gardiner,J
AU - Battersby,C
AU - Purkayastha,M
AU - Gale,C
AU - Sutcliffe,A
DO - 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3487
EP - 1095
PY - 2023///
SN - 1072-4710
SP - 1085
TI - National trends in preterm infant mortality in the United States by race and socioeconomic status, 1995-2020
T2 - JAMA Pediatrics
UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamapediatrics.2023.3487
UR - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/fullarticle/2808782
UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/104831
VL - 177
ER -
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