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Children in the United States are dying at higher rates than in other wealthy, developed countries. Research published Monday in the journal JAMA Pediatrics attempts to calculate these “excess deaths” — in other words, how many more kids under age 19 are dying in the U.S. compared to similar countries. The estimate: 20,000 per year. It’s a bleak picture of the country’s pediatric health. “The chances of a child surviving to age 20 are now decreasing” after decades of progress, said Dr.
” Better addressing maternal health could help improve outcomes for infants, said Marie Thoma, an associate professor of family science at the University of Maryland School of Public Health, who was not involved in the new study. Other high-income countries provide more support to mothers caring for newborns than the U.S. does, she said. “I remember after my own birth, dragging myself to the pediatrician’s office. I could barely walk,” Thoma said.
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