Infant, Fetal, and Maternal Mortality-- United States, 1963


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A report on infant, fetal, and maternal deaths, with special reference to differential mortality by race, sex, and region, causes of death, and trends in infant and maternal mortality.




Infant Mortality Trends, United States and Each State, 1930-1964


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A report on infant, fetal, and maternal deaths, with special reference to differential mortality by race, sex, and region, causes of death, and trends in infant and maternal mortality.







Infant, Perinatal, Maternal, and Childhood Mortality in the United States


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This volume, fourth in the series of Vital and Health Statistics Monographs sponsored by the American Public Health Association, is the first nongovernmental study to deal jointly with infant, maternal, and childhood mortality. In their investigation of the circumstances leading to the current situation, the authors used special tabulations of national vital statistics prepared by the National Center for Health.







Variations in Infant Mortality Rates Among Counties of the United States


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The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the causes of the rapid decline in the infant mortality rate in the United States in the period after 1963. The roles of four public policies are considered: Medicaid, subsidized family planning services for low-income women, maternal and infant care projects, and the legalization of abortion. The most striking finding is that the increase in the legal abortion rate is the single most important factor in reductions in both white and nonwhite neonatal mortality rates. Not only does the growth in abortion dominate the other public policies, but it also dominates schooling and poverty.