Sudden, Unexplained Infant Death Initiative (SUIDI): Fetal and Infant Mortality
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Child Death Review (CDR) and Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR)
What are Child Death Review Teams?
Child Death Review (CDR) Teams are generally made up of a multidisciplinary
group of people who meet to thoroughly review child deaths. The
purpose of most CDR Teams is to better understand how and why children die
in order that they may prevent other deaths and improve the health and
safety of children.
Although the purpose and objectives of CDR are consistent across the United States, CDR
systems vary by the level (state or local) at which cases are reviewed and
acted upon. And there is a wide variation in the types of deaths that are
reviewed (by age, manner, cause, and location) and the timeframes from death
to review.
The National MCH Center for Child
Death Review* is a national resource center for state and local CDR programs. It is funded by the U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal
and Child Health Bureau (MCHB). The mission of the National MCH Center for
Child Death Review is to promote, support and enhance CDR methodology and
activities at the state, community and national level. It builds public and
private partnerships to incorporate CDR findings into efforts that improve
child health. The Center offers a wide range of services to state and local
CDR teams including technical assistance, training and support for teams; CDR
support resources and tools; a national CDR reporting system; coordination
with other review teams; collaboration with state and national child health,
safety and protection programs and organizations; and promotion of CDR to
national public and private organizations.
What is a Fetal and Infant Mortality Review?
Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) is a process by which a
multidisciplinary community team is brought together to examine individual
cases of infant and fetal deaths in an effort to identify critical community
strengths and weaknesses as well as unique health and social issues associated
with poor outcomes. The FIMR case review team makes recommendations for new
policies, practices, or programs to improve community systems, when
appropriate. Community leaders representing government, consumers, key
institutions, and health and human services organizations serve on the
community action team, which reviews recommendations, prioritizes identified
issues, and designs and implements interventions. The goal of the FIMR
process is use the findings from the review process to improve community
resources and health service delivery systems for women, infants, and
families.
The National Fetal and Infant
Mortality Review (NFIMR) Program* is a collaborative effort between the
MCHB and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists that
addresses FIMR issues. It includes a resource center that provides
information and advice about implementing the FIMR methods. Topics include
confidentiality, liability, data collection, home interview techniques,
coalition building, taking recommendations to action, coordinating with
other local mortality reviews, and using local FIMR information for
regional or state assessment and planning. Referrals to expert consultants are
available. Resources can be accessed via the NFIMR website.
Back-to-Sleep Campaign
SIDS Support and
Bereavement*
Association
of Maternal & Child Health Programs* (AMCHP) Supports state maternal and
child health programs and provides national leadership on issues affecting
women and children.
National Data Sources for Trends in Infant Mortality
Infant Mortality Statistics, Birth/Infant Death Data Set from
National Center for Health
Statistics (NCHS) Vital Statistics Reports
Available reports in PDF format
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Explaining the Infant Mortality Increase
National
Infant Sleep Position Study*
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring
System (PRAMS)
Peristats (March of Dimes) http://www.marchofdimes.com/peristats/*
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Page last reviewed: 6/21/07
Page last modified: 6/21/07
Content source: Division
of Reproductive Health,
National Center for Chronic
Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
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