National Trends in Preterm Infant Mortality in the United States by Race and Socioeconomic Status, 1995-2020.

ABSTRACT:

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 12 256 303 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 certif

SUBMITTER: Venkatesan T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10481321 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature