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Documents of Special Interest
These publications provide information about goals and objectives, guidelines, and data about the activities that improve the health of mothers and babies in Florida. They are in a format called Portable Document Format (PDF). You must get the Adobe Acrobat Reader (free) from Adobe to read the files.
To download the file to your computer, right-click on the file and select "Save Target As ...". The files are large and may take a while to display or download depending on the speed of your Internet connection.
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Healthy Start Documents |
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Infant Mortality Documents |
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Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review (PAMR) Documents |
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Maternal & Child Health (MCH) Documents |
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Substance Abuse Documents |
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Fetal Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) Documents |
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Preconception Health Indicator Report
Preconception health, the health of a woman before she becomes pregnant, has been recognized as one of the key factors in improving the mother’s and baby’s health during and after pregnancy. Improving preconception health translates into healthier pregnancies and birth outcomes.
This report provides the first comprehensive look at preconception health among Florida’s women of childbearing age. The report covers ten different health areas from health care to chronic diseases, from infections to mental health. The report examines how Florida compares to the U.S., compares over time, and compares among different socio-demographic groups. The report is intended to both educate health care providers and the public and to serve as a resource in planning strategies and activities to improve preconception health in Florida. Our hope is that these numbers will look better with the next report.
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Preconception Health Fact Sheets
These preconception health fact sheets present a summary of indicators that describe the health behaviors and experiences of Florida women prior to pregnancy. The indicators reported are from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS)-a random population-based surveillance system of maternal behaviors and experiences before, during, and shortly after pregnancy. The fact sheets were developed for areas that had local PRAMS data reports: Florida, eight counties, four healthy start coalitions, and six regions. To get more information about the PRAMS system, please visit:
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/epi/Chronic_Disease/PRAMS/Intro.htm |
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Uncompensated Prenatal Care Among Non-U.S. Citizens, Florida, 1996 to 2006 - 58 KB
This fact sheet describes the state's increasing trends of births to non-U.S. Citizens in Florida paid for by Medicaid. Although the birth is paid for by Medicaid, prenatal care is not covered. The fact sheet covers the increasing number of births statewide and by county and the impact on prenatal services and birth outcomes using data from AHCA/Medicaid and the Medicaid MCH Status Indicator Report by the University of Florida. |
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Impact of Hurricanes on the Prevalence of Smoking During Pregnancy, 2004 -
[PDF, 31 KB]
This paper analyzes the association between the rise in the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy and the 2004 hurricanes. Birth data for calendar year 2003 through 2005 were gathered and divided into 4 quarters by calendar year. To determine any impact of the hurricanes on the smoking prevalence, the eight counties most affected by the hurricanes were explored. Results indicated the increase in the prevalence of smoking during pregnancy started to increase prior to and continued after the hurricane season. The increase in prevalence does not appear to be temporally associated with the 2004 hurricane season. Those counties most affected by the hurricanes had a smaller increase in prevalence than those counties least affected. |
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Issue Paper on Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes -
[PDF, 186 KB]
To address disparities in perinatal outcomes, the Florida Department of Health Office of Infant, Maternal and Reproductive Health applied and was subsequently invited to participate in an Action Learning Lab on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Perinatal Health Outcomes (ALL) sponsored by the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs. The Florida ALL workgroup (comprised of state, community and health professionals) determined that permanent inclusion of a community development platform is integral for any successful efforts to reduce health disparities in Florida's communities. This issue paper summarizes findings that led to the decision to develop community inclusion standards and guidelines for Florida's Healthy Start and other MCH programs and also provides an overview of the process that will be involved in achieving this goal. |
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All Babies Need a Safe Place to Sleep -
[PDF, 246 KB]
This brochure was developed in collaboration with the Department of Children and Families, Healthy Families Florida and the State Child Death Review Team to reduce the number of preventable infant deaths from suffocation. It was designed to inform parents about the importance of a safe sleeping environment for infants and to alert them to the risks associated with unsafe sleep surfaces such as sofas, chairs, pillows and adult beds. |
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Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight Rates Compared to Expected Rates by
County for Florida
[PDF; 2.4mb]
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Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight Rates Compared to Expected Rates by
Healthy Start Coalition Area [PDF; 25.6kb] |
