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07-12-2007, 03:00 PM
The infant mortality rate in the DR continues to be high. It is above the average of other Latin American countries. The lack of adequate attention in the days after the birth is one of the many reasons for the high rates, according to Tad Palac, the UNICEF representative in the DR. Palac says that the mortality rate has decreased, but only slightly. The rate is 30 deaths per 1,000 births. Palac says that it is worrisome that the deaths usually occur within the first month after the birth but said that progress could be made considering that between 96% and 97% of births are now taking place in hospitals.
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