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Child health crisis
Rising infant mortality rates in England and Wales—we need to understand gestation specific mortality
BMJ 2018; 361 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k1936 (Published 08 May 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;361:k1936
- Peter J Davis, consultant paediatric intensivist1,
- Alan C Fenton, consultant neonatal paediatrician2,
- Christopher J Stutchfield, specialist registrar1,
- Elizabeth S Draper, professor of perinatal and paediatric epidemiology3
- 1Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, Bristol BS2 8BJ, UK
- 2Newcastle Neonatal Service, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LP, UK
- 3Department of Health Sciences, University of Leicester, Centre for Medicine, Leicester LE1 7RH, UK
- peter.davis{at}uhbristol.nhs.uk
The BMJ has covered the many legitimate concerns regarding the state of child health in the United Kingdom,12 but the reported rise in infant mortality rates from 2015 onwards3 requires a more detailed analysis before being included in this overall picture.
Infant mortality rates are calculated by combining neonatal (0 to 28 days) and postneonatal (4 weeks to 1 year) mortality rates. The …
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