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1.Infant mortality is a health as well as social problem. It is associated with various factors such as maternal health, socioeconomic conditions and public health practices.
2.* Education and culture of parents
* Low birth weight
* Premature birth
*Availability of maternal and child health care services
*Poor socioeconomic status
*Environmental factors (pollution, disasters)
*Medical surveillance for pregnant woman
3. When mental illness compare to other illness,it mainly affects the cognitive ability and behavior of the patient. Patient also experience difficulty in coping and interact with others.
Burden of disease: categorize to disability adjusted life years
*.Neuropsychiatric disorders- 28.47%
*Cardiac disease -14%
*Injury- 6.69
*respiratory disease -6.57
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What factors may have a potential for improvement in U.S. infant mortality rates ?
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