Fetal Infant Mortality Review

The Fetal and Infant Mortality Review (FIMR) is designed to reduce preventable fetal and infant deaths through anonymous case review. A Case Review Team of professionals headed by the Northern Consortium's Director of Quality Assurance reviews and evaluates information about babies who have died. FIMR focuses energies on developing long and short-term goals to decrease fetal and infant mortality. FIMR can provide insight into the causes of death in a specific location, which may influence federal, state, and local program planning and funding. FIMR staff is trained to provide opportunities for bereaved parents and families to share their feelings and concerns. Mothers and families are given information and referrals to facilitate their healing.

In FY'2000, the Northern Consortium published a report on the findings of two FIMR projects run in conjunction with the Department of Health and Senior Services, Healthy Start Program for Essex County, Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies of Essex County and the Paterson Healthy Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition. The focus for each of the projects was on fetal and infant deaths. One project centered on the cities of Newark, Irvington, Orange, East Orange, while the other on the city of Paterson. For comparative purposes, it should be noted that the rate of infant death in the first month of life was similar in the United States and the New Jersey cities that were studied in the FIMR projects. However, the rate of infant death within the first 24 hours of life in Paterson - 60% - was far higher than the national rate of 38%. The rate of infant death within the first 24 hours of life in the Essex County cities was 24%.

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a presentation about the
Northern Consortium's FIMR Program

 

FIMR "Kick-Count Bookmarks"
The Northern Consortium is pleased to present a bookmark focused on fetal well being. It was determined that there is a need in our region to inform women of the importance of fetal activity and it's relation to positive pregnancy outcomes. In addition, it was noted that women did not always contact their obstetrical provider when they did preceive a decrease in fetal activity. Therefore the FIMR Community Action Team developed the "Kick-Count Bookmark" which contains information regarding fetal movement counting (kick counting), which is a way a mother can help monitor the movements of her unborn baby by counting the number of kicks in a certain period of time.

Bookmarks can be viewed in pdf format in: English, Spanish, Arabic, Haitian, and Korean.

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