I agree that we are to blame in the high infant mortality rate. For such a civilized country as we claim to be, we are lacking in our ability to fund and alleviate the health care problem. Short staffing at hospitals and overcrowding in areas causes long wait times for ER visits, health care and health insurance is so expensive and jobs are hard to come by.
I am lucky that my employer offers low cost health insurance for me, but many people go without, which in effect, affects their children. Pregnant women go without pre-natal care, infants go without doctor visits when they are sick and women are under-educated in how to care for their new child. Not only that, but we have environmental factors to contend with. Pollution and availability of food, water and shelter become a factor in the lives of infants when their parents are unable to afford basic necessities for their children. Parents become stressed and can (most unfortunately) take their stress out on their young child, which could eventually lead to death.
I like the way Nate wrote his piece, although I think it could have had more substance to it. It addresses the main point of the article, but doesn't flesh out anything more. Good job though! :)
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