Why is the live birth cohort module needed?
This module allows sers to compare infant deaths to surviving live births and see what the differences are between the two. This allows users to draw conclusion about what the risks factors are for an infant death. Public Health researchers and program developers can then taylor the ir programs to better meet the needs of mothers and children who are at a higher risk of an infant death and prevent these tragic event from occuring. This data compares the infants who died to those who were born in the same year or cohort. This give researchers a better view of what was happening to all births in that year instead of just looking at births that occurred the year the child died.
