IMMEDIATE CARE OF THE NEWBORN IN RELATION TO NEONATAL MORTALITY

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The success or failure of the immediate care of newborn babies in its relation to neonatal mortality poses a problem for both obstetricians and pediatricians. Neither specialty has too much of which to boast, for the continued high mortality during the first twentyfour hours after birth clearly indicates that themedical care given infants at that time is inadequate. In most cases this is due to factors existing before birth and, as a consequence, postnatal care no matter how adequate fails. There should be two objectives always in mind when dealing with the pregnant woman and later with her newborn child, namely (1) the elimination of possible difficulties developing during pregnancy, labor and delivery and (2) the prevention of emergencies arising in the postnatal period. Any apparent success that has been achieved in improving the survival rate by immediate treatment is in direct proportion to the extent that that care has

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