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Fetal & Infant Mortality Review

In 2001, the Louisiana Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) network was formed to address Louisiana’s high infant mortality rate. FIMR is an anonymous review process of fetal (stillbirth) and infant deaths. A summary of these reviews are presented to the community in order to improve services and resources for women, infants and families and potentially reduce the occurrence of future deaths.

Here are some Louisiana FIMR facts:

• FIMR Boards are composed of two teams — the professional Case Review Team and a broad-based Community Action Team.
• In each region, the FIMR Community Action Teams work to create coalitions or "forums" to bring together existing intervention programs, raise awareness and address the infant mortality rate at the community level.
• The success of such forums depends on the active participation or businesses, churches, community organizations and healthcare providers such as you.
• Louisiana FIMR is sponsored by the Maternal and Child Health Section of the Office of Public Health and is a key part of the Louisiana Infant Mortality Reduction Initiative.

For further information on the Louisiana FIMR network, click below to contact one of the FIMR coordinators:

Louisiana's FIMR program was recently recognized in the Spring 2006 NFIMR Newsletter. To download a copy of the newsletter, click below:

For further information on the National FIMR network, visit their website at:

The Fifth Annual Fetal and Infant Mortality Reduction (FIMR) Initiative Conference was held on November 15 and 16 in Baton Rouge, LA.

See below for downloadable Power Point slides from the conference presentations.

 

  1. Health Care Redesign
  2. Louisiana Fetal and Infant Mortality Data Update
  3. Substance Abuse in Mothers
  4. The Cost of Substance The Cost of Substance Use in Pregnancy
  5. Screenings for Substance Use and Abuse
  6. Statewide Risk Screening Program for Pregnant Women:  SBIRT Program
  7. Modifiable Risk Factors and Environmental Interactions in Pregnancies
  8. Update on Louisiana Maternal and Child Health Efforts to Decrease Prematurity
  9. Bureau of Minority Healthy Access Overview
  10. Obesity and Reproduction
  11. Disparities in Preterm Birth: Genomic Predispositions
  12. Interventions to Reduce Preterm Birth
  13. Impact of Hurricanes on New Orleans and Baton Rouge
  14. Current Issues in Preterm Birth
  15. Prematurity: Evidence Based Solutions to the Problem

 

 
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