The Newborn

1. Infant mortality rates

1.1. in the US only 7 out of 1,000 babies die in the first year

1.2. rates in the US are higher than other developed countries

1.2.1. stress and poverty are such a big pat of many American mom's to be.

2. For babies born at 26 developmental lags are predictable and while many babies outgrow them, some do not.

3. while pregnancy and birth is a very safe thing in the developed world in less affluent areas of the world there are still serious problems that cause mortality rates to be high

4. Apgar scores

4.1. Higher is better

4.2. indicates the overall health of the baby