US infant mortality rate lags significantly behind other developed nations: higher preterm birth rates, changing labor management practices mostly likely to blame.
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D002423:Cause of Death; D019049:Developed Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000639:trends; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007743:Labor, Obstetric / Q000502:physiology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014481:United States