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U.S. Trails Far Behind Europe In Infant Mortality

byline goes here The bad news about the U.S. health system just keeps coming. A premature baby, born at 28 weeks, lies in the neonatal intensive care unit of a New York hospital. Full Article at NPR

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  1. ATLANTA — 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. About 1 in 8 U.S. births are premature. Full Article at NevadaAppeal.com

  2. ATLANTA — 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. About 1 in 8 U.S. births are premature. Full Article at NevadaAppeal.com

  3. ATLANTA — 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. About 1 in 8 U.S. births are premature. Full Article at NevadaAppeal.com

  4. ATLANTA - 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. About 1 in 8 U.S. births are premature. Full Article at MSNBC

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