Article: Babies Need a Healthy Start

Babies born in the United States -- the wealthiest and most industrialized nation in the world -- are less likely to reach their first birthday than babies born in 22 other industrialized nations. Although the national infant morality rate dropped from 1989 to 1991, the death rate for minority babies remains high: The infant mortality rate for African American babies is comparable to the rate of infant deaths in developing countries. Low birthweight, the leading cause of infant ...

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