FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIA

The risk of dying is the highest in newborns and infants. This is one of the most vulnerable periods in development because newborns and infants are exposed to the influence of many risk factors, such as genetics, family or socioeconomic environmental factors. Annual statistics for the first decade...

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Main Authors: Biljana Stojanović, Svetlana Stojanović
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University in Nis, Faculty of Medicine 2014-06-01
Series:Acta Medica Medianae
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Online Access:http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2013-html/3-broj/9-%20Biljana%20Stojanovic-%20Birth.pdf
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description The risk of dying is the highest in newborns and infants. This is one of the most vulnerable periods in development because newborns and infants are exposed to the influence of many risk factors, such as genetics, family or socioeconomic environmental factors. Annual statistics for the first decade of the 20th century showed that one quarter of liveborns died during the first year of life. Data also showed a higher mortality of small children in the country compared to urban areas. Poor food hygiene was the major cause of newborns’ death, both at birth and during the first few months. The last decade of the 20th century was particularly interesting and important to perceive mortality of newborns and infants, because of significant political and socioeconomic disturbances after international sanctions against Serbia and bombing in 1999. Sudden rise of mortality rate of newborns and infants was noticed in all parts of Serbia in 1992 and 1993. It has constantly been decreasing ever since.
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spelling doaj.art-6c43be24b5ba4a199c3879dd0c979f002022-12-22T01:44:58ZengUniversity in Nis, Faculty of MedicineActa Medica Medianae0365-44781821-27942014-06-01523616610.5633/amm.2013.0309 FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIABiljana Stojanović0Svetlana Stojanović 1Belgrade College of Health Studies, Belgrade, SerbiaBelgrade College of Health Studies, Belgrade, SerbiaThe risk of dying is the highest in newborns and infants. This is one of the most vulnerable periods in development because newborns and infants are exposed to the influence of many risk factors, such as genetics, family or socioeconomic environmental factors. Annual statistics for the first decade of the 20th century showed that one quarter of liveborns died during the first year of life. Data also showed a higher mortality of small children in the country compared to urban areas. Poor food hygiene was the major cause of newborns’ death, both at birth and during the first few months. The last decade of the 20th century was particularly interesting and important to perceive mortality of newborns and infants, because of significant political and socioeconomic disturbances after international sanctions against Serbia and bombing in 1999. Sudden rise of mortality rate of newborns and infants was noticed in all parts of Serbia in 1992 and 1993. It has constantly been decreasing ever since.http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2013-html/3-broj/9-%20Biljana%20Stojanovic-%20Birth.pdfmortalitynewborninfantSerbia
spellingShingle Biljana Stojanović
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FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIA
Acta Medica Medianae
mortality
newborn
infant
Serbia
title FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIA
title_full FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIA
title_fullStr FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIA
title_full_unstemmed FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIA
title_short FACTORS WHICH DETERMINED MORTALITY OF NEWBORNS AND INFANTS IN THE FIRST AND LAST DECADE OF THE 20TH CENTURY IN SERBIA
title_sort factors which determined mortality of newborns and infants in the first and last decade of the 20th century in serbia
topic mortality
newborn
infant
Serbia
url http://publisher.medfak.ni.ac.rs/2013-html/3-broj/9-%20Biljana%20Stojanovic-%20Birth.pdf
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