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: "Michael Daly"

There are several causes of that high infant mortality rate in the US.
One of the most significant is that fact that health care is only
available to those that can afford it. Since low-income women tend
to have higher birth rates than wealthy women, many births don't
come with adequate health care. Pre-natal care is especially lackin

ng
and care in the first year is poor.

Mike

That isn't particularly true. There are several programs available to low
income women free of charge though the Health departments and other sources,
such as WIC, which provides food vouchers for low income pregnant women or
women with young children.

The simple fact is that a person can walk into any hospital in the US and they
are required by law to treat that person regardless of the ability to pay. This
isn't any unknown fact among the poor.

I would suggest that age of the mother and general health and nutrition is
probably more of a factor than lack of access to medical care.
SYOTR
Larry C.