Post-neonatal infant deaths in the Auckland Hospital Board area 1972.
A study has been made of the final, and contributory, causes of post-neonatal deaths in the Auckland Hospital Board area for 1972. There was a high rate of deaths from infection. Maori infants died from pneumonia at a rate 28 times that of european infants. Prevention of these infant deaths will need improvement in parent recognition of illness, medical practitioner availability and training, and hospital facilities.
D000367:Age Factors; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000401:mortality; D005006:Ethnicity; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005260:Female; D006753:Hospital Records; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D009520:New Zealand; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000401:mortality; D012111:Residence Characteristics; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000453:epidemiology