National Sudden Infant Death Register: report for the fifth year, 1st January 1996 to 31st December 1996.

摘要

The infant mortality rate in the Republic of Ireland has continued to decline from a rate of 8udper 1,000 live births in 1991 to a record low of 5.5 per 1,000 live births in 1996. reland nowudboasts one of the lowest infant mortality rates among the developed countries and ranksudthird lowest among EU countries. This dramatic decline is primarily attributed to a drop inudthe post-neonatal (deaths in infants over 28 days and under one year of age) mortality rate.udThe infant mortality rate in 1996 fell by 13% from 6.3 in 1995 to 5.5 per 1,000 live births inud1996.ud1.2 To continue the work of the Register, phase two National Lottery funding was madeudavailable by the Department of Health to the Irish Sudden Infant Death Association (ISIDA).udIn November 1992, ISIDA's Scientific Advisory Committee recommended strengthening theuddata collected by the Register through the implementation of a Case Control study.udApplication was made to the Department of Health for funding support. Agreement was.udreached to implement a two-phased Case Control study. Phase One comprising of a twoudcentred study, was conducted during 1993 in the Eastern and Western Health Board areas.udPhase Two, a two year nation-wide Case Control study, commenced in January 1994 andudwas completed in December 1995. Application for phase three National Lottery funding was.udsubmitted to the Department of Health and agreement given to fund the Register'sudResearch work, including the nation-wide Case Control study, for a further two year period.