Why is Infant Mortality Higher in the US than in Europe?

Chen, Alice; Oster, Emily; Williams, Heidi

doi:10.3386/w20525

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“…Our results also imply that a high quality preschool program can compensate for low initial health, which is important in light of the substantial disparities in infant health across socio-economic groups today in the United States Chen et al, 2014;Aizer and Currie, 2014). Although low socio-economic status children suffer from substantial disadvantages at birth in terms of health and parental resources, our findings suggest that preschool interventions can work against some of these initial shortcomings and potentially reduce inequalities in outcomes over the life cycle and across generations.…”

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What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention

Rossin‐Slater

Wüst

2016

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What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention

Rossin‐Slater

Wüst

2016

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“…1 Ohio currently has one of the worst rates in the United States, ranking 45th in overall infant mortality. 2 Sleep-related deaths account for the highest percentage of these deaths behind prematurity and congenital anomalies. 3 In 1992, in response to studies from Europe and Australia, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended that infants be placed to sleep in a nonprone position to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).…”

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The EASE Quality Improvement Project: Improving Safe Sleep Practices in Ohio Children’s Hospitals

Macklin¹,

Gittelman

Denny

et al. 2016

Pediatrics

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Dr Macklin provided key components of the project design, helped run learning collaborative and action period calls, fi nalized the data collection sheet, and drafted the initial manuscript; Drs Gittelman and Denny conceptualized and designed the project, helped run learning collaborative and action period calls, fi nalized the data collection sheet, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Ms Southworth coordinated data collection at all sites and reviewed and revised the manuscript; Ms Wervey Arnold conceptualized and helped to design the program, helped to secure funding for the project, and reviewed and revised the manuscript; and all authors approved the fi nal manuscript as submitted.

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“…A recent more nuanced study clearly demonstrates, however, that the major variable underlying this statistic is the socioeconomic status of the mother (Fig. 2) (Chen et al, 2014). The US also ranks last among peer nations in the category of maternal mortality (see Fig.…”

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Views on the ethical struggle for universal, high quality, affordable health care and its relevance for gerontology

Martin

2017

Experimental Gerontology

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The US pays about twice as much per capita for health care than any other developed country, yet its health metrics rank among the lowest among peer nations – for example, the US has 12.2 maternal mortality deaths per 100,000 compared to 4.8 in Canada which, like other developed nations, has a single payer health care program. The leading cause of bankruptcies in the US is attributable to medical expenses. Despite recently introduced legislation (the Affordable Care Act) many millions of Americans remain uninsured or underinsured. We shall consider views on the pathogenesis of such a dysfunctional health care system and make suggestions for how it can be improved. We shall also emphasize the importance of an integrated system of universal health care for population-based epidemiological research and preventive medicine, including its implications for the enhancement of the healthspans and lifespans of future generations via trans-generational inheritance. Finally, we suggest that the anticipated major health care savings of such a system, if partially invested in basic and translational research, should accelerate progress towards further gains in healthspans and lifespans.

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Why is Infant Mortality Higher in the US than in Europe?

Cited by 14 publications

References 32 publications

What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention

What is the Added Value of Preschool for Poor Children? Long-Term and Intergenerational Impacts and Interactions with an Infant Health Intervention

The EASE Quality Improvement Project: Improving Safe Sleep Practices in Ohio Children’s Hospitals

Views on the ethical struggle for universal, high quality, affordable health care and its relevance for gerontology

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