6.6 fetal and infant deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths occurred during the perinatal period (28 weeks of gestation to less than 7 days after birth) in 2005
Target:
5.9 perinatal deaths per 1,000 live births and fetal deaths
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Linked Birth/Infant Death Data Set, CDC/NCHS; National Vital Statistics System-Fetal Death (NVSS-FD), CDC/NCHS
This objective was archived due to lack of data source, changes in science, or was replaced with other objectives. See Revision History for Details.
Potential Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
23.8 percent of nonpregnant females aged 15 to 44 years reported a usual daily total intake of at least 400 µg of folic acid from fortified foods or dietary supplements in 2003–06
Target:
26.2 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), CDC/NCHS
MICH-16Increase the proportion of women delivering a live birth who received preconception care services and practiced key recommended preconception health behaviors
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
30.3 percent of females delivering a recent live birth took multivitamins/folic acid every day in the month prior to pregnancy, as reported in 2007
Target:
33.3 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline:
79.8 percent of females delivering a recent live birth did not smoke in the 3 months prior to pregnancy, as reported in 2011
Target:
87.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
50.6 percent of females delivering a recent live birth did not drink alcohol in the 3 months prior to pregnancy, as reported in 2007
Target:
55.6 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
52.5 percent of females delivering a recent live birth had a normal weight (i.e., a BMI of 18.5 to 24.9) prior to pregnancy, as reported in 2007
Target:
57.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline:
88.6 percent of women delivering a live birth used contraception postpartum to plan their next pregnancy in 2011
Target:
97.5 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
MICH-17Reduce the proportion of persons aged 18 to 44 years who have impaired fecundity (i.e., a physical barrier preventing pregnancy or carrying a pregnancy to term)
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline:
42.4 percent of postpartum women who quit smoking during pregnancy relapsed in 2011
Target:
38.2 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
68.9 percent of infants were put to sleep on their backs in 2007
Target:
75.8 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS), CDC/NCCDPHP; California's Maternal and Infant Health Assessment (MIHA), California Department of Public Health (CDPH)
3.6 cases of fetal alcohol syndrome per 10,000 live births in 2006 were suspected or confirmed among children born in 2001–04 (standardized to 2006 U.S. live births)
Target:
Not applicable
Target-Setting Method:
This measure is being tracked for informational purposes. If warranted, a target will be set during the decade.
Data Sources:
Fetal Alcohol Surveillance System Network (FASSNet), CDC/NCBDDD; National Vital Statistics System-Natality (NVSS-N), CDC/NCHS
15.1 percent of children born from 1988–96 who were diagnosed with a disorder through newborn bloodspot screening were receiving special education services between 3-10 years of age
Target:
13.6 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
Metropolitan Atlanta Developmental Disabilities Surveillance Program (MADDSP), CDC/NCBDDD
MICH-29Increase the proportion of young children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays who are screened, evaluated, and enrolled in special services in a timely manner
This objective was revised. See Revision History for Details.
Baseline:
22.6 percent of children aged 10 to 35 months were screened for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other developmental delays in the past year as reported in 2007
Target:
24.9 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children's Health (NSCH), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
MICH-31Increase the proportion of children with special health care needs who receive their care in family-centered, comprehensive, and coordinated systems
20.4 percent of children aged 0 through 11 years with special health care needs received their care in family-centered, comprehensive, and coordinated systems in 2005–06
Target:
22.4 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
13.8 percent of children aged 12 through 17 years with special health care needs received their care in family-centered, comprehensive, and coordinated systems in 2005–06
Target:
15.1 percent
Target-Setting Method:
10 percent improvement
Data Sources:
National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN), HRSA/MCHB and CDC/NCHS
21 States verified through linkage with vital records that all newborns were screened shortly after birth for conditions mandated by their State-sponsored screening program in 2010
Target:
45 States (44 States and the District of Columbia)
Target-Setting Method:
Projection/trend analysis
Data Sources:
National Newborn Screen and Global Resource Center (NNSGRC), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Pediatrics (UTHSCSA)
National Newborn Screen and Global Resource Center (NNSGRC), University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Department of Pediatrics (UTHSCSA)
