Infant mortality rates based on two registration criteria for live births: A comparison of Taiwan with 26 European countries
Journal
Pediatrics and Neonatology
Journal Volume
60
Journal Issue
2
Pages
224-226
Date Issued
2019
Author(s)
Abstract
Rankings of infant mortality rates (IMRs) are the most commonly cited international comparisons of health status1,2; however, because of international variation in registration criteria for live births, the comparability of IMRs across countries is compromised.3,4 Many countries (including Taiwan) have identified a live birth as any product of conception that shows signs of life at birth. However, some countries, such as France and the Netherlands, have adopted threshold criteria of 22 weeks of completed gestation or a birth weight cutoff of no less than 500 g.
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Other Subjects
Article; Austria; birth weight; comparative study; controlled study; Denmark; European; Germany; gestational age; health promotion; human; infant mortality; live birth; mortality rate; registration; Switzerland; Taiwan
Publisher
Elsevier (Singapore) Pte Ltd
Type
journal article