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Fia. 149. Percentage of Mothers of Deceased the infant death rates for comparison. Fig-
Infants of Visits, Who in 23 Received Areas of Prenatal 14 Projects.ur15 Care, by Number ure 150 shows slw the tienvseeaio inverse relation found fud
o , cNT r
between infant death rates and percentages
0 20 4o 80 so 100 of mothers receiving prenatal care in 25
nuaareas
of the 15 projects. The correlation coefficient
of -0.805 was significant.
W~M 'U... The data therefore indicate that lack of
AI. 04fiW- , . prenatal care is one of the important ele­
" . .ments in the complex of unfavorable conditions
affecting the health of mother and
F.U -O
k Ism , 'u, child in many of these areas. As was evi-
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ct" , .dent from the study of mortality by moth-
FMic
er's educational level in Chapter XIV, there
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are segments of these societies in which in­
-- fant mortality is excessive, especially after
mnu. . . the neonatal period when enviromental fac-
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Ss, OW,
tors influence the level of mortality. Pre-
'M F
natal care is one of the services that must
be made available to women in such areas
AND OVT
if reductions in mortality in infancy are to
TABLE 176. Percentage of Mothers of Deceased
Infants Who Received Prenatal Care, and Infant
Death Rates in 25 Areas of 15 Projects.
mothers Infant 130
Area with death
prenatal ratecare
120
be effected.
FIG. 150. Infant Death Rate and Percentage of
Mothers of Deceased Infants Who Received Prenatal
Care in 25 Areas of 15 Projects.
Sherbrooke................. 96.7 18.3
San Francisco .............. 93.7 18.5
California, suburban ........ 93.1 17.2
San Juan (city) ............. 88.5 50.7
Santiago .................. 83.0 54.9
San Juan suburban ......... 82.8 87.9
Ribeirao rte (city) ........ 81.1 43.0 1
St. Andrew, rural ........... 80.8 31.6 -
Medellfn .................. 80.4 47.6
San Juan, rural ............ 77.6 94.5
Metropolitan Kingston ...... 76.2 39.5
Sao Paulo ................. 74.8 65.1 -0
Ribeirao Pr8to, communities 74.4 50.8
Chile, conmunas ............. 74.3 57.9
Cartagena ................. 70.8 47.8
Franca ................... 70.4 71.5 40
Resistencia ................ 69.8 76.2
Monterrey ................. 65.5 60.7 , 14,. . 1,19811
Recife ..................... 57.4 91.2 , • .o0
Call ....................... 56.7 54.6 20
Chaco, rural ............... 46.7 85.0
La Paz .................... 46.5 73.0
San Salvador ............... 46.2 81.7
El Salvador, rural ........... 33.7 120.0 I I I I I
Viacha .................... 16.9 123.5 0 20 40 0 so 100
a Per 1,000 live births.
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