Infant Mortality Rate Declines During Past Decade According to Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Board Report; Improvements Not Shared by All Races

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Infant mortality in Montgomery County, Maryland has declined steadily during the past decade, but the improvement is not shared equally by all races, according to the first-ever Fetal & Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Board & Community Action Team Fiscal Year 2018 Annual Report. The report includes a detailed look at fetal loss and infant death among Montgomery County residents last year, and highlights efforts to improve pregnancy outcomes.

The infant mortality rate - typically measured as the number of deaths per 1,000 live births – is a key indicator of the health of a community. Overall, Montgomery County’s infant mortality rate declined to 5.1 during 2012-2016 from 5.3 during the years 2007-2011. However, there remains an alarming racial disparity in pregnancy outcomes in Montgomery County, with Black/African American women more than twice as likely to experience fetal or infant loss compared with women of other races. For reasons that are not entirely ... more

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