Persistently Increased Injury Mortality Rates in High-Risk Young Children

Maternal socioeconomic characteristics and infant mortality from injuries in the Czech Republic 1989–92

“…This is consistent with US linkage studies 5-10 and with reports based on grouped data in Western countries. [1][2][3][4] The steep gradient by maternal education is consistent with other studies [5][6][7][8][9][10] and is also in agreement with previous studies of birth weight, 13 infant mortality, 14 or child growth 15 in the Czech Republic. Maternal marital status, maternal age, and the number of previous live births (as a proxy for the number of children in a family) have all been previously found to strongly influence mortality from injuries in infants 5-8 10 and in young children.…”

Risk Factors for Infant Homicide in the United States

“…[13][14][15] Infant characteristics that are risk factors include low birth weight, low gestational age, male sex, and low Apgar scores. The small numbers of homicides in these studies have limited the simultaneous analysis of multiple factors and the generalizability of the findings.…”

Cumulative mortality in children aged 1 to 6 years born in Western Australia from 1980-89 Commentary

“…34 In the UK, it has been suggested that the increased injury rates for the children of single mothers can be explained by the poverty, poor housing conditions, and social isolation of these mothers 35. The importance of low social class in terms of childhood mortality has been highlighted further by another recent study in England and Wales where the authors found that the decline in death rates from injury for children in social classes I and II had been greater than for children in social classes IV and V 36.…”