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Healthy Birth Outcomes:
Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities
Supporting Data

Infant mortality rates (the number of deaths during the first year of life per 1,000 live births in a population group) reflect a tragic loss of life to individuals, families, and the community. The magnitude of infant mortality also reflects broader social and economic conditions that affect maternal and infant health, including factors such as access to high-quality health care, education, poverty, and racism.

Reports

Health of Wisconsin Report Card, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (exit DHS, PDF, 1,482 KB)
2006 Progress Report: Framework for Action to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes (PDF, 171 KB)
Evaluation of Wisconsin's Medicaid Prenatal Care Coordination Benefit (PDF, 750 KB) (November 2006)
- Literature Review Summary (PDF, 253 KB) (November 2006)

Presentations and Other Reference Materials

Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes: Overview and Purpose (PDF, 40 KB)
Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Wisconsin Birth Outcomes: Data Trends, Evidence Base and Best Practices, 2008 (February 2008) (PDF, 835 KB)
Community Health Improvement Process to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Birth Outcomes (PDF, 32 KB)
Monitoring Progress in Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities (PDF, 81 KB)
Perinatal Periods of Risk in Wisconsin: 2002-2004 (PDF, 41 KB)
Webcast: Disparities in Birth Outcomes: A continuing challenge in Wisconsin -- Webcast presentation, February 24, 2006
- Slides from the webcast (PDF, 1.6 MB)
Racial Disparities in Birth Outcomes (exit DHS) (Registration is required to view the video)

Related Health Facts

Fact Sheet: Medicaid Costs for Low Birthweight Newborns (PDF, 27 KB) (August 2006)
Selected Hospitalizations of Women During Pregnancy and Infants During the Neonatal Period (Reference Tables) (PDF, 102 KB) (August 2006)
Fact Sheet: Poverty and Health in Wisconsin (PDF, 46 KB) (May 2006)
Fact Sheet: Wisconsin Health Facts: Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Infant Mortality (PDF, 83 KB)

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Last Revised: June 26, 2008