Ohio Better Birth Outcomes (OBBO) is a collaborative of health care providers who are dedicated to reducing the infant mortality rate in key Ohio communities by improving the delivery of health care services for women and their families using quality improvement science to guide our work. OBBO is also a lead partner of CelebrateOne, a collective initiative that works to reduce infant mortality and improve health equity so that more babies reach their first birthday.
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Prematurity remains the leading cause of infant death in Ohio, comprising almost one-third of deaths.
source: Ohio Department of Health, 2017
Black infants died from prematurity-related causes at three times the rate of White infants.
source: Ohio Department of Children and Youth, 2021 Infant Mortality Annual Report
In 2022, the infant mortality rate in Franklin County was 7.9.
source: Ohio Department of Children and Youth, 2022 Infant Mortality Annual Report
21% of infants who died in 2021 were born to mothers who reported smoking during the three months prior to pregnancy.
source: Ohio Department of Children and Youth, 2021 Infant Mortality Annual Report
Social determinants of health account for 50% of modifiable factors that influence health.
source: Health Policy Institute of Ohio, 2017 Social Drivers of Infant Mortality report
