News tagged with infant mortality rates
17 infants die in 48 hours at 1 Indian hospital
(AP) -- At least 17 infants have died in the last 48 hours at a government-run hospital in eastern India and the state is investigating, media reported Thursday.
Jun 30, 2011 |
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Study finds that electronic fetal heart rate monitoring greatly reduces infant mortality
In a study to be presented today at the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine's (SMFM) annual meeting, The Pregnancy Meeting ™, in San Francisco, researchers will present findings that prove that the use of fetal heart ...
Feb 12, 2011 |
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US tops world in health care spending, results lag
(AP) -- The United States ranks near the bottom in life expectancy among wealthy nations despite spending more than double per person on health care than the industrialized world's average, an economic group said Tuesday.
Dec 08, 2009 |
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Premature births worsen US infant death rate
(AP) -- Premature births, often due to poor care of low-income pregnant women, are the main reason the U.S. infant mortality rate is higher than in most European countries, a government report said Tuesday.
Nov 03, 2009 |
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First of its kind study identifies risk factors for LRTIs in Inuit children
May 21, 2009 — Inuit children have the highest rate of hospital admission for Lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) globally, but new research shows that lowering risk factors though public health interventions and an ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 21, 2009 |
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Study reveals conflict between doctors, midwives over homebirth
Two Oregon State University researchers have uncovered a pattern of distrust - and sometimes outright antagonism - among physicians at hospitals and midwives who are transporting their home-birth clients to the hospital because ...
May 11, 2009 |
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