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Originally Posted by dyna mo
the infant mortality rate has nothing to do with the quality of health care and more to do with the overall health of a nation's population.
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" Infant mortality rate (IMR) is the number of newborns dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births during the year times 1000. The infant mortality rate is also called the infant death rate. It is the number of deaths that occur in the first year of life for 1000 live births. "
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infant_mortality
Infant mortality has a lot to do with health care.
Anyway congrats on your new baby. That bill is insane but compared to the life that's not important. I had a similar situation although much much worse as far as what the bill would have been but luckily it was all covered.