Topic 25 of 50 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Social Medicine (Medicine, Years 2 and 3). The free AceMed note covers it in 1 section, about 106 words (1 min of reading), with 15 flashcards.
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Infant mortality - definition, worldwide trends and regional variation. Under 5 mortality rate.
Infant mortality - definition, worldwide trends and regional variation. Under 5 mortality rate.
Infant deaths:
deaths under 1 year of age
Neonatal death:
a live-born infant that dies within 28 days
Early neonatal death:
a live-born infant that dies within 7 days
Late neonatal death:
a live-born infant that dies after 7 days but within 28 days
Post neonatal death:
deaths from 1 month to 1 year of age
Stillbirth:
a fetus that dies before birth but after a presumed 24 weeks of gestation
Perinatal death:
stillbirths + early neonatal deaths
Tendency of Infant mortality rate in Bulgaria (per 1000 population)
Infant mortality rate, International comparisons,2009:
Child mortality and infant mortality in some countries in the world, 2000 countries
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