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Results of Neonatal Intensive Care

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Neonatal and infant mortality is a measure of the quality of the pre-, peri-, and postnatal care of the fetus and newborn. Despite a high level of individual care to critically ill newborns, neonatal and infant mortality of the Federal Republic of Germany compares unfavorably to those of other European nations (Table 76).

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Obladen, M. (1981). Results of Neonatal Intensive Care. In: Neonatal Intensive Care. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-67903-2_22

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