Trends and Racial and Geographic Differences in Infant Mortality in the United States Due to Necrotizing Enterocolitis, 1999 to 2020
Mattie F. Wolf, Allison T. Rose, Ruchika Goel, Jennifer Canvasser, Barbara J. Stoll, Ravi M. Patel
Abstract
This cohort study analyzes yearly trends in necrotizing enterocolitis–related infant mortality rates (NEC-IMR) from 1999 to 2020, overall and by Black and White race, and described Black-to-White NEC-IMR ratios and NEC-IMR for US states.
Topics & Concepts
Necrotizing enterocolitisMedicineDemographyRace (biology)White (mutation)CohortInfant mortalityCohort studyPediatricsEnvironmental healthInternal medicineBiologyPopulationBiochemistryGeneBotanySociologyInfant Nutrition and HealthBreastfeeding Practices and InfluencesInfant Development and Preterm Care