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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1973;16(2):113-116. Published online February 28, 1973.

Status of Maternal Child Health in Korean Rural Area

Sang Man Shin¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Brief report was made about the status of MCH in Korean rural area from the:experience in tfie medically indigent area. Crude infant mortality rate was 89 per 1, 000 live birth. Hygiene in delivery and care of the new born infant was still to be enlightened in relation to the prevention of neonatal tetanus.

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