Changing patterns of childhood mortality in Wolverhampton

Moore, Angela

doi:10.1136/adc.2004.068460

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“…There is a kind of logic to this as AAE deaths, like child abuse, have long been known to be strongly associated with a range of poor psycho-socio-economic circumstances (Judge and Benzeval, 1993;Petrak et al, 2000;Lipman et al, 2001;Moore, 2005;Odetola et al, 2005;Subramanian et al, 2005). With regard to AAE deaths, it might be inferred that an assailant may have hidden the abusive assault in a death and presented it as an 'accident'.…”

Section: 'Hidden' Abuse Deaths?mentioning

confidence: 93%

‘Violent’ deaths of children in England and Wales and the major developed countries 1974–2002: possible evidence of improving child protection?

Pritchard

Sharples

2008

Child Abuse Review

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Child protection services are criticised for failing to prevent abuse but demonstrating successful prevention is impossible as it is trying to prove a 'negative'. The alternative is to examine 'failures', i.e. the 'violent' deaths of children (0-14 years) to indicate whether matters are improving or deteriorating. This paper uses the latest World Health Organisation data to compare children's 'violent' deaths in England and Wales with those in other major developed countries.To account for possible 'hidden' under-reported abuse deaths, undetermined, i.e. 'other external causes of death' (OECD) and fatal accidents and adverse events (AAE), deaths are also analysed along with homicides, to compare all 'violence-related' deaths between 1974 -76 and 2000 -02. England and Wales infant (<1 year) homicide rates were annually 57 per million but fell to 17 per million, a 74% fall. Infant AAE deaths fell in every country with England and Wales falling from 341 per million to 71 per million, a 76% reduction. Both these results were significantly better than those of eight other major developed countries, although England and Wales infant OECD at 26 per million, were high compared to the major developed countries.In the 1970s, combined 'violent' deaths of all children (0-14 years) (homicide, OECD and AAE) in England and Wales were 203 per million, they are now 61 per million, a 70% decline with only Italy having lower rates. The worst rates were in the USA which had the highest combined 'violent' death rate. These overall results in the major reductions of 'violence-related' deaths in England and Wales can be a boost to the morale of front-line staff and provide the public

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Section: 'Hidden' Abuse Deaths?mentioning

confidence: 93%

‘Violent’ deaths of children in England and Wales and the major developed countries 1974–2002: possible evidence of improving child protection?

Pritchard

Sharples

2008

Child Abuse Review

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“…(12) Nationally, some categories of child deaths vary by region, ethnic origin, and socioeconomic status, particularly neonatal and infant deaths, sudden unexpected deaths in infancy, accidents and injuries, and maltreatment-related deaths. (3,8,(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20) For example, the 2006 UK confidential inquiry into deaths of children(3) showed substantial regional variations in frequency of death in adolescents aged 15-17 years, with higher mortality rates seen in those in the northeast of England and in Northern Ireland, than in the west midlands area. The same study showed significantly higher mortality rates in children of Pakistani and black African ethnic origin than in white children.…”

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Learning from child death review in the USA, England, Australia, and New Zealand

Fraser¹,

Sidebotham²,

Frederick³

et al. 2014

The Lancet

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Despite pronounced reductions in child mortality in industrialised countries, variations exist within and between countries. Many child deaths are preventable, and much could be done to further reduce mortality. For the family, their community, and professionals caring for them, every child's death is a tragedy. Systematic review of all child deaths is grounded in respect for the rights of children and their families, and aimed towards the prevention of future child deaths. In a Series of three papers, we discuss child death in high-income countries in the context of evolving child death review processes. This paper outlines the background to and development of child death review in the USA, England, Australia, and New Zealand. We consider the purpose, process, and outputs of child death review, and discuss how these factors can contribute to a greater understanding of children's deaths and to knowledge for the prevention of future child deaths. Key messages• Child mortality rates in high-income countries are low compared with the rest of the world. However, international mortality rates vary substantially for different age groups, and modifiable factors can be identified in many deaths • Although high-income countries have reliable death registration processes, concerns exist about the accuracy of cause of death data and the ability of such processes to inform health strategy to prevent future child deaths • Processes for child death review have been developed in several countries to systematically gather comprehensive data for children's deaths, to identify potentially remediable factors, and to make recommendations for system improvement Search strategy and selection criteria We searched Medline for papers published in English from Jan 1, 1990, to Dec 5, 2012, using the following terms: (death* review*.mp or fatalit* review*.mp or perinatal mortalit* review*.mp or serious case* review*.mp or critical incident* review*.mp), limited to all child (0-18 years). We reviewed the titles and abstracts of 122 papers. We then retrieved the full text of 31 papers relevant to internally reported processes for child death review. Alongside this process, we searched LexisNexis with the terms "child mortality review", "child death review", "child welfare case 3 reviews", "infant mortality review", "fetal and infant mortality review", "multidisciplinary child death reviews", and "safeguarding children panels". We retrieved relevant full texts on the basis of abstract review. We excluded state-level government reports from the USA. The combined searches provided an annotated bibliography of 81 papers about processes for child death review (appendix).

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“…Term LBW is mainly caused by fetal growth retardation instead of early delivery. LBW has been widely reported to influence the health status of individuals, including increased mortality and morbidity in childhood (Moore 2005;Reynolds et al 2004) and an elevated risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, Type II diabetes in adulthood, abnormalities of lipid metabolism and blood coagulation (Barker 2004;Hales 1997;Morley 2006;Osmond and Barker 2000). The public health relevance on this important health issue is evident.…”

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PM10 air pollution exposure during pregnancy and term low birth weight in Allegheny County, PA, 1994–2000

Sharma

Talbott

et al. 2010

Int Arch Occup Environ Health

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Changing patterns of childhood mortality in Wolverhampton

Cited by 20 publications

References 19 publications

‘Violent’ deaths of children in England and Wales and the major developed countries 1974–2002: possible evidence of improving child protection?

‘Violent’ deaths of children in England and Wales and the major developed countries 1974–2002: possible evidence of improving child protection?

Learning from child death review in the USA, England, Australia, and New Zealand

PM10 air pollution exposure during pregnancy and term low birth weight in Allegheny County, PA, 1994–2000

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