RT Book, Section A1 Gomella, Tricia Lacy A1 Eyal, Fabien G. A1 Bany-Mohammed, Fayez SR Print(0) ID 1168356726 T1 Death of an Infant T2 Gomella's Neonatology: Management, Procedures, On-Call Problems, Diseases, and Drugs, 8e YR 2020 FD 2020 PB McGraw-Hill Education PP New York, NY SN 9781259644818 LK accesspediatrics.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1168356726 RD 2024/10/09 AB A newborn infant is dying or has just died. Even though the overall infant mortality rate in the United States has improved, >23,000 infants die each year, with >15,000 dying in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The mortality rate in the United States for newborns is 5.82 per 1000 live births. The leading causes of infant death are shown in Table 57–1, with the top 5 being birth defects/congenital malformations, preterm birth and low birthweight, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), maternal pregnancy complications, and infant accidents (unintentional injuries).