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Originally Posted by pocketkangaroo
High infant mortality has a huge role in life expectancy as it can skew the grids. Many people in this country don't have the money to see a doctor regularly during their pregnancy. Premature babies are up 30% since the 80's. When women aren't getting the proper care during pregnancy, they have babies that have a lot of problems. It's embarrassing that the most technologically advanced, medically advanced, and richest country in the world is behind Cuba in keeping their infants alive.
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I think you have to give some credit to irresponsible mothers when it comes to the increase of premature babies: drug use, alcohol, smoking.
Don't blame the health care system for chicks that would rather hit the pipe than go to the doctor.