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The objective of this study was to identify ethnic differences in neonatal and postneonatal mortality as well as the causes and risk factors among infants born in California.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Methods. Secondary analysis was performed of 1 277 393 singleton infants live-born to black, Latina, and white women from the California linked birth-infant death certificate from 1995 to 1997. The dependent variables were infant death (defined as an infant who died in the first year of life [death &amp;lt;365 days]), neonatal death (death during the first 27 days of life), and postneonatal death (death between 28 and 364 days of life). Cause-specific neonatal and postneonatal infant mortality rates (per 100 000 live births) were calculated for each ethnic group. \u03c72 and exact test statistics were used to compare the distribution of maternal and infant characteristics and cause-of-death rates by maternal ethnicity. Logistic regression analysis was used to compute odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) to estimate the relationship between maternal ethnicity, maternal and infant factors, and risk of infant mortality.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Results. In both the neonatal and postneonatal periods, black women had higher infant mortality rates than Latina or white women for conditions originating in the perinatal period (including respiratory distress syndrome) and symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (including sudden infant death syndrome). After adjusting for maternal and infant characteristics, there were no significant ethnic differences for neonatal mortality. For postneonatal mortality, black women had a higher risk (OR: 1.25; 95% CI: 1.10-1.42) and Latina women had a lower risk (OR: 0.80; 95% CI: 0.71-0.89) compared with white women after adjusting for maternal and infant factors. In analyses of all ethnic groups combined, as well as ethnic-specific analyses, the strongest predictors of neonatal and postneonatal death were infant birth weight of &amp;lt;2499 g and gestational age of &amp;lt;33 weeks.<\/jats:p>\n               <jats:p>Conclusions. Causes of infant mortality and risk factors for infant mortality differed by maternal ethnicity, indicating a need to tailor prevention and education efforts, especially during the postneonatal period. To achieve national infant mortality goals, health professionals and policy makers should continue to emphasize the importance of early and continuous prenatal care and develop new strategies to reduce the incidence of low birth weight and premature infants. Ethnic-specific approaches may be needed to further reduce infant mortality rates and achieve our national goal to eliminate ethnic disparities in perinatal outcomes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2004-0478","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,1,26]],"date-time":"2017-01-26T18:31:21Z","timestamp":1485455481000},"page":"e44-e51","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":83,"title":["Ethnic Differences in Neonatal and Postneonatal Mortality"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"115","author":[{"given":"Nancy A.","family":"Hessol","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departments of Medicine"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Elena","family":"Fuentes-Afflick","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Epidemiology and Biostatistics"},{"name":"Pediatrics"},{"name":"Medical Effectiveness Research Center for Diverse Populations, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"417","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2005,1,1]]},"reference":[{"key":"2021121011044313400_R1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","unstructured":"David RJ, Siegel E. 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