Incidence of Disease Number of new occurrences of a disease within a particular time period. The purposeful interruption of pregnancy with the intention other than to produce a liveborn infant or to remove a dead fetus and which does not result in a live birth. Liberalization of N.C.'s abortion laws began in 1967, but it was not until 1973 that abortion became available on demand, with the condition it be performed by a licensed physician in a hospital or licensed abortion clinic. Abortion data by mother's county of residence became available in 1978. Infant Death Death of a liveborn child under one year of age.
Infant deaths are the sum of neonatal and postneonatal deaths.
Infant Death Rate Number of infant deaths per 1,000 live births. The saline instillation process induces labor, which results in the expulsion of the usually dead fetus approximately 24 to 48 hours later. The interval between prostaglandin injection and expulsion tends to be shorter than in a saline abortion. The most frequently occurring underlying causes of death. SCHS publications use categories that follow the conventions of the National Center for Health Statistics.