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neonatal mortality

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Noun1.neonatal mortality - the death rate during the first 28 days of life
death rate, deathrate, fatality rate, mortality rate, mortality - the ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year


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SIMPLE, cheap measures like providing basic transport facility or on- call ambulance services in rural areas and promoting breastfeeding in the first hour after a child's birth hold the key for India getting rid of its most shameful health indicator -- very high and stagnating neonatal mortality rate.
She added that the number of paediatric nurses increased by nearly a quarter from 1997 to 2007 and neonatal mortality rates are falling.
Low-cost solutions could reduce neonatal mortality by up to 70 percent, but public reluctance to fund increased health costs has stopped the Indian government from taking action, the report's authors concluded.
 
 
 
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