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  • Title: [Infant mortality in Chile].
    Author: Taucher E.
    Journal: Notas Poblacion; 1979 Aug; 7(20):32-72. PubMed ID: 12261437.
    Abstract:
    The continuous decrease in infant mortality observed in Chile since 1961 is due mainly to reduction in mortality after 28 days of life. There are 3 main causes to explain this evolation: 1) better standard of life; 2) development of materno-infant programs and of nutrition programs; 3) decrease in birth rate beginning in 1964. Materno-infant programs were instrumental in the control of pregnancies, control of deliveries, treatment of eventual pathologies, and sanitary education of the mother. Respiratory insufficiency and diarrhea, which were years ago major causes of death, have now decreased considerably due to better housing, better socioeconomic conditions, higher educational level of the mother, and more opportunities for medical attention. Users of materno-infant centers also had access to free contraception, and this factor has undoubtedly lowered birth rate among high-risk women, helping to lower infant mortality rate.
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