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Legend Colors

Red is bad, green is good, blue is not statistically different/neutral.

Compared to Distribution

an indicator guage with the arrow in the green the value is in the best half of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the yellow the value is in the 2nd worst quarter of communities.

an indicator guage with the arrow in the red the value is in the worst quarter of communities.

Compared to Target

green circle with white tick inside it meets target; red circle with white cross inside it does not meet target.

Compared to a Single Value

green diamond with downward arrow inside it lower than the comparison value; red diamond with downward arrow inside it higher than the comparison value; blue diamond with downward arrow inside it not statistically different from comparison value.

Trend

green square outline with upward trending arrow inside it green square outline with downward trending arrow inside it non-significant change over time; green square with upward trending arrow inside it green square with downward trending arrow inside it significant change over time; blue square with equals sign no change over time.

Compared to Prior Value

green triangle with upward trending arrow inside it higher than the previous measurement period; green triangle with downward trending arrow inside it lower than the previous measurement period; blue equals sign no statistically different change  from previous measurement period.

green chart bars Significantly better than the overall value

red chart bars Significantly worse than the overall value

light blue chart bars No significant difference with the overall value

gray chart bars No data on significance available

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Perinatal Deaths

Measurement Period: 2018
This indicator measures the death of a fetus of 28 or more weeks’ gestation or of an infant less than 7 days of age.

Why is this important?

Perinatal mortality, defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as late fetal deaths at 28 completed weeks of gestation or more and early neonatal deaths under age 7 days, can be an indicator of the quality of health care before, during, and after delivery (National Center for Health Statistics). Some of the leading causes of infant death in the United States include birth defects, prematurity/low birthweight, sudden infant death syndrome, maternal complications of pregnancy and respiratory distress syndrome (March of Dimes).  

Considerations for Equitable Approaches: While there has been some decrease in the perinatal mortality, there are disparities by maternal age (i.e., age of the pregnant person), race, and ethnicity. By maternal age, perinatal mortality rates are highest among infants born to people 40 and older and under age 20 compared to all ages. By race, Black infants have higher rates of perinatal mortality compared to all racial groups (March of Dimes).   

Inclusive Language Recommendations: As not all people who are pregnant identify as women, recommendations for more gender-inclusive language include using "pregnant people" and "pregnant patients" or other wording as applicable when referring to general recommendations for pregnancy (National Institutes of Health).  

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per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths of 28 or more weeks gestation
Source: Maryland Department of Health
Measurement period: 2018
Maintained by: Conduent Healthy Communities Institute
Last update: December 2020
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Technical note: Rates may be unavailable for certain time periods and geographies due to unstable or suppressed values as determined by the data source.

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Filed under: Health / Maternal, Fetal & Infant Health, Health Outcomes, Infants