Infant Mortality by Month of Birth

Infant mortality is examined by the infant's month of birth and patterns are seen by the cause of death. These trends are sustained after controlling for measures of climate and demographic variables. Findings indicate that amongst infants who die--even in contemporary times--there is a connection between the month of birth and an the infant's cause of death. This finding may indicate that the experience of a fetus while in utero has an effect on their health outcome after birth.

Autorentext

Rachel Traut Cortes graduated from Texas A&M University in May of 2010 with her PhD in Sociology, with a concentration in Demography and statistical methods. Her areas of expertise are mortality, morbidity, health outcomes and biodemography.

Klappentext

Infant mortality is examined by the infant's month of birth and patterns are seen by the cause of death. These trends are sustained after controlling for measures of climate and demographic variables. Findings indicate that amongst infants who die--even in contemporary times--there is a connection between the month of birth and an the infant's cause of death. This finding may indicate that the experience of a fetus while in utero has an effect on their health outcome after birth.