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Reducing infant mortality and risk factors

  • Local Safeguarding Children Boards (LSCBs) review the deaths of all children to facilitate improvements - sleeping arrangements and smoking were identified as key modifiable factors. 
  • Key risk factors in Staffordshire are: Smoking in pregnancy and low breastfeeding levels, with Staffordshire performing worse than national. Cannock Chase CCG performs worse for these factors when compared with national.
  • Positively, access to infant healthcare checks is high despite COVID-19. Local data confirms two thirds received an antenatal contact with a Health Visitor at 28 weeks. Also new birth visits increased to 83% (2020/21).

Infant mortality risk factors






Infographic showing a range of maternal and early childhood health indicators using large percentage figures alongside simple grey icons. Statistics shown include: 12% of mothers smoked during pregnancy; 8% of babies were born with low birthweight; 6 in 10 babies had breastmilk as their first feed; and 4 in 5 new birth visits were completed within 14 days. Additional figures include 0.7% of births being to teenage mothers, 46% of pregnant women receiving a flu vaccine, 1 in 3 mothers still breastfeeding at 6–8 weeks, and 73% of children receiving a 6–8 week review. Red text highlights worse outcomes, green indicates better outcomes, and black indicates similar or unknown compared with national averages. Provide your feedback on BizChat