Infant Health

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Infant health focuses on the well-being and care of babies during infancy, a period of rapid growth and development from birth to one year of age.

News, Hot Topics, & Updates

2010 Preterm Birth Rates by County

USDHHS: A Healthy Baby Begins with You

Programs

Adolescent Family Life Program, AFLP

Black Infant Health Program, BIH

Breastfeeding and Healthy Living

California Birth Defects Monitoring Program, CBDMP

California Early Childhood Comprehensive System, CA-ECCS

California Home Visiting Program, CHVP

Comprehensive Perinatal Services Program , CPSP

Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Program, FIMR

Local Health Department Maternal, Child and Adolescent Health Program, Local MCAH

Nutrition and Physical Activity, NUPA

Oral Health Program, OHP

Perinatal Substance Use Prevention, PSUP

Preconception Health and Health Care

Regional Perinatal Programs of California, RPPC

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Program, SIDS

Health Information for General Public

Breastfeeding and Nutrition

CDC Radio: Whooping Cough (Podcast)

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Immunizations: General Information

Infant Health: General Information

Injury Prevention

Oral Health

Safely Surrendered Baby Law (Brochure) (PDF)

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Services

Access to Healthcare

Healthy Families: Low Cost Health Insurance for Children

Local MCAH Toll-Free Numbers

Medi-Cal: Individuals and Families

Paid Family Leave (PDF)

Women, Infants and Children Program

Program Information

Contact Infant Health

MCAH Program

For Health Professionals

AAP SIDS and Risk Reduction Recommendations (PDF)

Birth Defects Prevention Toolkit (PDF)

Breaking Bad News Toolkit

California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention

Consumer Product Safety Commission

CTIS Pregnancy Health Information Line

Developmental Screenings for California’s Kids

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD)

Immunizations

Infant Nutrition

Oral Health during Pregnancy and Early Childhood: Evidence-Based Guidelines for Health Professionals (PDF)

Perinatal Periods of Risk Learning Network

Pertussis (Whooping Cough) and Vaccination

Safely Surrendered Baby Law

Data and Statistics

Breastfeeding Statistics

California SIDS Data

California State and Local Infant Mortality Rate Data, 2000-2010 (PDF)

County Birth Statistics

Improved Perinatal Outcomes Data Reports

Infant Death Statistical Data Tables

Maternal and Infant Health Assessment

Statewide Birth Statistics

U.S. Infant Health Statistics - CDC

Publications and Reports

AMCHP Compendium: Forging a Comprehensive Initiative to Improve Birth Outcomes and Reduce Infant Mortality (July 2012)

Reducing Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancies: A Report of the National Task Force on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and Fetal Alcohol Effect (March 2009) (PDF, 5.94MB)

Disparities in Maternal and Infant Health: Are We Making Progress? Lessons from California (Fall 2004) (PDF)

Taking the First Steps: Experiences of Six Community/State Teams Addressing Racism’s Impacts on Infant Mortality (February 2011) (PDF, 8.93MB)

CityMatCH/AMCHP/NHSA Partnership to Eliminate Disparities in Infant Mortality Action Learning Collaborative Final Report

Title V Block Grant Program