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S. Josephine Baker

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THE REDUCTION OF INFANT MORATALITY

ANY PROGRAM FOR THE reduction of infant mortality, to be effective, must be directed toward the reduction of infant morbidity, or illness. We have seen how many and complex are the factors in living that affect the health and well-being of babies. An attempt to reduce the baby death rate by the simple expedient of treating sick babies is, of course, of little account. One need not underestimate the importance of proper treatment when making such a statement as this. It is necessary that sick babies should receive the very best of medical and nursing attention. Pediatrics has made rapid . . . [Full Text]

Decrease in the Infant Death Rate in the United States Birth-registration Area—