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As a result of increased knowledge in neonatal-perinatal medicine, there has been a progressive reduction in the neonatal mortality rate in the last 30 years. In the United States as a whole, the neonatal mortality rate has been reduced from 12.3/1000 live births in 1974 to 9.9/1000 live births in 1977. Although the United States ranks 16th in the world with respect to the neonatal mortality rate, it has the lowest birthweight-specific neonatal mortality rate in the world.
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Brann, A.W. (1985). Clinical Neurological Assessment of the Neonate. In: Thompson, R.A., Green, J.R., Johnsen, S.D. (eds) Perinatal Neurology and Neurosurgery. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7295-0_9
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