Maternal & Infant Health

Overview
One of the best indicators of the health of a community is its infant mortality rate. The death of a child before their first birth day is known as infant mortality. The infant mortality rate is the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births. Infant mortality is often associated with factors such as maternal health, access to and quality of health care, socioeconomic conditions and health policies.

Research shows that lower income families are impacted more often by infant deaths of all causes, and that Black and Hispanic families are impacted more often than white families. Most often infant deaths in our county are due to three things: prematurity, lack of prenatal care, and sleep related deaths. These are all complicated issues.


Background
In 2013, partners from across Butler County came together to build strategies that would reduce racial disparities in infant death and improve birth outcomes. By 2014, the Partnership to Reduce Infant Mortality (PRIM) was formed.

Based on input from the community, data analysis, capacity and a review of infant mortality literature, the PRIM initiatives are focused on: 

• Policy Change 
• CenteringPregnancy 
• Smoking Cessation - Baby and Me Tobacco Free
• Certified Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce 
• Breastfeeding Support 
• Safe Sleep
• Father Involvement
• Faith-Based Support
• Community Engagement 
• A partnership with Help Me Grow Central Intake to increase the number of African American women enrolled in a Home Visiting program

Resources
Social Determinants of Health Outcomes in Butler County: Priority Areas with the Highest Rates of Infant Mortality 2022 
Butler County Infant Vitality Annual Report 2020
Butler County Infant Vitality Annual Report 2019
Ohio Department of Health, Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) 
Ohio Department of Health, Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review 

To follow Butler County Partnership to Reduce Infant Mortality on social media click on here: Facebook page.

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Maternal and Infant Health Reports15 documents

Butler County Reports12 documents

• Infant Vitality Annual Report 2022
  document date 01-19-2023
  Issued 1/19/23
• Social Determinants of Health Outcomes in Butler County
  document date 10-12-2022
  Priority Areas with the Highest Rates of Infant Mortality 2022
• Butler County Infant Vitality Annual Report 2021
  document date 02-16-2022
• Child Fatality Review 2020 Annual Report
  document date 07-29-2021
• Infant Vitality 2020 Annual Report
  document date 07-29-2021
• Butler County Ohio Equity Institute Infant Vitality Annual Report
  document date 11-19-2020
  Fiscal year 10.1.2019 - 9.30.2020
• Maternal and Infant Health Assessment Chartbook 2014
  document date 02-26-2020
• Community Health Assessment: Infant Mortality 2015
  document date 02-26-2020
• Infant Mortality Profile 2016
  document date 02-26-2020
• Community Progesterone Survey Report 2018
  document date 02-26-2020
• Infant Vitality Annual Report 2018
  document date 02-26-2020
• Infant Vitality Annual Report 2019
  document date 02-26-2020

Ohio Department of Health Reports2 documents

• Pregnancy Associated Deaths in Ohio 2016-2018
  document date 02-26-2020
• Ohio Infant Mortality Report 2018
  document date 02-26-2020

Health Policy Institute of Ohio1 document

• Infant Mortality and Health Equity Executive Summary 2017
  document date 02-26-2020

Safe Sleep and Cribs for Kids (free Cribette's if eligible)6 documents

• What does safe sleep look like?
  document date 08-10-2020
• Cribs for Kids
  document date 11-02-2018
• Sudden Infant Death Network of Ohio
  document date 11-02-2018
• Safe Sleep for Your Baby
  document date 11-02-2018
• Ohio Department of Health Safe Sleep Information
  document date 11-02-2018
• American Academy of Pediatrics Safe Sleep Recommendations
  document date 11-02-2018

Neighborhood Navigation and Community Resources1 document

• Having a Baby? Let our Navigator Connect You
  document date 08-10-2020

Breastfeeding4 documents

• Local WIC Office
  document date 11-02-2018
• Breastfeeding Fact Sheet
  document date 11-02-2018
• Infant Feeding Fact Sheet
  document date 11-02-2018
• American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Recommendations
  document date 11-02-2018

Prematurity2 documents

• Prematurity Risk Factors
  document date 11-02-2018
• Stress and Pregnancy
  document date 11-02-2018

Smoking & Pregnancy3 documents

• How Does Smoking Harm My Baby?
  document date 11-02-2018
• Smoking Risks During Pregnancy
  document date 11-02-2018
• Baby and Me Tobacco Free, Moms Quit for Two Program
  document date 11-02-2018

Centering Pregnancy Programs2 documents

• What is the Centering Institute?
  document date 11-02-2018
• Evidence Base for Centering Pregnancy Programs
  document date 11-02-2018

Bereavement Support2 documents

• Helping Endure a Loss Program at Atrium Medical Center
  document date 11-02-2018
• Grief Resources Brochure
  document date 11-02-2018

Consumer Recalls3 documents

• Recall on Kids II Rocking Sleepers (all models)
  document date 05-02-2019
• Recall On Fischer-Price Rock N Play
  document date 04-30-2019
• Consumer Product Safety Commission
  document date 04-30-2019