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Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
Healthy People 2010 Objective Details
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16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01a – Fetal deaths at 20 or more weeks of gestation (per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01b – Perinatal mortality rate (28 weeks or more gestation to less than 7 days after birth) (per 1,000 live births plus fetal deaths)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01c – All Infant deaths (within 1 year) (per 1,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01d – Neonatal deaths (less than 28 days) (per 1,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01e – Postneonatal deaths (between 28 days and 1 year) (per 1,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01f – All Infant deaths (within 1 year) from birth defects (per 1,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01g – All Infant deaths (within 1 year) from congenital heart defects (per 1,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-01h – Sudden Infant death syndrome (SIDS) deaths (per 1,000 live births, infants aged under 1 year)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-02a – Child deaths – 1 to 4 years (per 100,000 population)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-02b – Child deaths – 5 to 9 years (per 100,000 population)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-03a – Adolescent deaths – 10 to 14 years (per 100,000 population)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-03b – Young adult deaths – 15 to 19 years (per 100,000 population)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-03c – Young adult deaths – 20 to 24 years (per 100,000 population)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-04 – Maternal deaths (per 100,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-05a – Maternal illness and complications due to pregnancy – Maternal complications during hospitalized labor and delivery (per 100 deliveries)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-05b – Maternal illness and complications due to pregnancy – Hospitalizations for ectopic pregnancies
[Deleted at Midcourse Review]
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-05c – Maternal illness and complications due to pregnancy – Hospitalizations for postpartum complications, including depression
[Deleted at Midcourse Review]
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-06a – Prenatal care – Beginning in first trimester
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-06b – Prenatal care – Early and adequate
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-07 – Childbirth class attendance – Pregnant women who attend
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-08 – Very low birth weight infants born at level III hospitals
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-09a – Cesarean births – No prior cesarean birth
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-09b – Cesarean births – Prior cesarean birth
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-10a – Low birth weight (LBW), infants (less than 2,500 grams)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-10b – Very low birth weight (VLBW), infants (less than 1,500 grams)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-11a – Total preterm births (less than 37 weeks gestation)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-11b – Preterm births – Live births at 32 to 36 weeks of gestation
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-11c – Preterm births – Live births at less than 32 weeks of gestation
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-12 – Recommended weight gain during pregnancy
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-13 – Infants put to sleep on their backs (infants aged under 8 months)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-14a – Mental retardation – Children with IQ’s less than or equal to 70 – Metropolitan Atlanta, GA (per 10,000 population, age 8 years)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-14b – Cerebral palsy in children – Metropolitan Atlanta, GA (per 10,000 population, age 8 years)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-14c – Age (in months) at identification of autism spectrum disorder – Metropolitan Atlanta, GA (among children 8 years of age)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-14d – Epilepsy – Metropolitan Atlanta, GA
[Deleted at Midcourse Review]
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-15 – Spina bifida and other neural tube defects (new cases per 100,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-16a – Folic acid consumption by nonpregnant women – At least 400 µg of folic acid each day (aged 15 to 44 years)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-16b – Median RBC folate level – Nonpregnant women aged 15-44 years (number in ng/ml)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-17a – Pregnant women abstaining from alcohol in past month (aged 15 to 44 years)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-17b – Pregnant women abstaining from binge drinking in past month (aged 15 to 44 years)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-17c – Women abstaining from cigarette smoking during pregnancy (Reporting states and D.C., and New York City)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-17d – Pregnant women abstaining from illicit drugs in past month (aged 15 to 44 years)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-18 – Fetal alcohol syndrome (cases per 1,000 live births)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-19a – Breastfeeding – Ever
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-19b – Breastfeeding – At 6 months
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-19c – Breastfeeding – At 1 year
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-19d – Exclusive breastfeeding – Through 3 months
[New]
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-19e – Exclusive breastfeeding – Through 6 months
[New]
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-20a – Newborn bloodspot screening for State-mandated conditions
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-20b – Newborn bloodspot screening – Timely followup diagnostic testing for screening positives
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-20c – Newborn bloodspot screening – Timely enrollment of infants with diagnosed disorders in appropriate service interventions
[Deleted at Midcourse Review]
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-21 – Hospital discharges for sickle cell disease (rate per 100,000 black or African American children aged 9 years and under)
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-22 – Medical homes for children with special health care needs
16- Maternal, Infant, and Child Health
16-23 – Service systems for children with special health care needs
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June 1, 2026
Source:
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