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  2. Infant mortality - Wikipedia

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    Infant mortality is the death of an infant before the infant's first birthday. [1] The occurrence of infant mortality in a population can be described by the infant mortality rate ( IMR ), which is the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births. [1] Similarly, the child mortality rate, also known as the under-five ...

  3. Perinatal mortality - Wikipedia

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    Infant respiratory distress syndrome, in turn, is the leading cause of death in preterm infants, affecting about 1% of newborn infants. Birth defects cause about 21 percent of neonatal death. Fetal mortality. Fetal mortality refers to stillbirths or fetal death. It encompasses any death of a fetus after 20 weeks of gestation or 500 gm.

  4. Child mortality - Wikipedia

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    Chad infant mortality is about 96 per 1,000 live births, compared to only 2.2 per 1,000 live births in Japan. In 2010, there was a global estimate of 7.6 million child deaths with most occurring in less developed countries. Among those, 4.7 million died from infection and disorder.

  5. List of countries by infant and under-five mortality rates

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    The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The infant mortality rate of the world in 2019 was 28 according to the United Nations and the projected estimate for 2020 was 30.8 according to the CIA World Factbook.

  6. List of U.S. states and territories by infant mortality rates

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    The infant mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants under one year old per 1,000 live births. This rate is often used as an indicator of the level of health in a country. The child mortality rate is the number of deaths of infants and children under five years old per 100,000 live births. List by infant mortality rate

  7. Maternal death - Wikipedia

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    Maternal death. A mother dies and is taken by angels as her new child is taken away, a grave from 1863 in Striesener Friedhof in Dresden. Maternal death or maternal mortality is defined in slightly different ways by several different health organizations. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines maternal death as the death of a pregnant ...

  8. Family planning - Wikipedia

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    Family planning is the consideration of the number of children a person wishes to have, including the choice to have no children, and the age at which they wish to have them. Things that may play a role on family planning decisions include marital situation, career or work considerations, financial situations.

  9. Pediatrics - Wikipedia

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    A pediatrician examines a neonate. Pediatrics ( also spelled paediatrics or pædiatrics) is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. In the United Kingdom, paediatrics covers many of their youth until the age of 18. [1]