MDCH - Maternal & Child Health Epidemiology

Maternal Child Health Epidemiology Unit

Mission: To provide statewide epidemiological leadership and expertise for the maternal and child health programs that support women and children in Michigan

Goal: To develop evidence-based prevention strategies translated into public health policy and practice

Objectives: To conduct needs assessments, assist with program design and implementation, and provide program evaluation support

Priority Areas: Click on the boxes below to access data and epidemiologic findings for selected areas of Maternal Child Health Epidemiology, as well as a description of each area's epidemiologist.

Birth Defects/ Early Hearing Detection and Intervention	Newborn Screening
WIC/ Family Planning	Michigan Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System
Oral Health

Unit Wide Projects:

MCH Databook
MCH Data book 2000-2009
MCH Data book 1996-2005

Maternal Mortality
Michigan Maternal Mortality Surveillance (MMMS): 1999-2004 Report
Lessons Learned from Maternal Mortality Surveillance in Michigan 1999-2004
New Methods for Ascertaining Maternal Deaths in Michigan 1999-2003

Infant Mortality
Infant Mortality in Michigan

Michigan Perinatal Survey
2005 Michigan Perinatal Survey Report

Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCS)
Michigan Data Brief 2007

States Monitoring Assisted Reproductive Technology (SMART) Collaborative
Michigan's Surveillance Plan, FY 2010-2012

History of Maternal Child Health
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