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Child
Mortalilty
Deaths during
the first year of infancy are predominantly
caused by low birth weight, malnutrition,
diarrohea and acute respiratory infection.
Child mortality increases birth rates as
parents produce more children to compensate
for those lost and likely to be lost.
Mothers give birth to children with poor
chances of survival while their own health
is poor. Population stabilisation efforts
address this pernicious cycle and focuses
attention on the reduction of infant
mortality. Immunisation, access to safe
drinking water, sanitation, literacy of
women all have a combined role in lowering
IMR.
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