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Although the United States is a provider of the most advanced health care system in the world
and spends the highest percentage of it’s GDP on health care, it has the second highest infant
mortality rate among the countries of the OECD (Organization for Economic Co-Operation and
Development).
As reported in the Latest Infant Mortality Report, "Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) is one of the
most important indicators of the general level of health or well being in a community.
It is a measure of the yearly rate of deaths in children less than one year old.
lthough overall infant mortality rates in most states and local jurisdictions have been
declining during the past decade, the United States' infant mortality rose in 2002 for the
first time since 1958. The infant mortality rate for Texas has shown a gradual increase
since 2000 and that for Tarrant County has been fluctuating..."
Our babies are dying due to the health of their mothers before they became pregnant or while
they are pregnant. Our moms are birthing a large number of premature and low birth weight
babies that are not making it past their second week of life.
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