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In the United States the infant mortality rate, (the rate at which babies less than one year of age die per 1,000 live births) has continued to decline over the past several decades. In Delaware , however, the infant mortality rate began to rise in the mid-1990's. A variety of factors have been associated with infant mortality, such as maternal smoking, drug and alcohol abuse, poor nutrition, stress, insufficient prenatal care, chronic illness, or other medical problems. In the U.S. the national leading cause of death for infants four weeks old or younger is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). |
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