http://trueslant.com/davidknowles/2009/11/04/u-s-ranks-30th-in-terms-of-infant-mortality/ When New Crushes Old - by David Knowles Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:18:00 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://trueslant.com/davidknowles/2009/11/04/u-s-ranks-30th-in-terms-of-infant-mortality/comment-page-1/#comment-1663 riot5000 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:13:09 +0000 http://trueslant.com/davidknowles/?p=2763#comment-1663 DON'T TELL THE GOP. shame is NOT part of their life. DON’T TELL THE GOP.
shame is NOT part of their life.

]]> http://trueslant.com/davidknowles/2009/11/04/u-s-ranks-30th-in-terms-of-infant-mortality/comment-page-1/#comment-1639 larryhigh Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:25:47 +0000 http://trueslant.com/davidknowles/?p=2763#comment-1639 Additional perspective could be gained if you delved deeply enough into the subject to lend some context. For example, In France, which is ranked ahead of the US in infant mortality, a child born at less than 26 weeks which then dies is considered never to have been born, so its lost life is not included in that country's infant mortality. In some others, even full term babies aren't included unless they survice birth by 24 hours. Its important to make sure you're comparing apples to apples, as the saying goes. Additional perspective could be gained if you delved deeply enough into the subject to lend some context. For example, In France, which is ranked ahead of the US in infant mortality, a child born at less than 26 weeks which then dies is considered never to have been born, so its lost life is not included in that country’s infant mortality. In some others, even full term babies aren’t included unless they survice birth by 24 hours. Its important to make sure you’re comparing apples to apples, as the saying goes.

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