TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preconception Care A1 - Moyer, Karen A2 - South-Paul, Jeannette E. A2 - Matheny, Samuel C. A2 - Lewis, Evelyn L. PY - 2020 T2 - CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment: Family Medicine, 5e AB - In 2017, the number of births in the United States was 3,853,472, 2% less than in 2016 and the lowest in 30 years. Although most infants are born healthy, it is of critical importance that the infant mortality rate in the United States ranks 26th among developed nations and is the only developed country where maternal morbidity and mortality are rising, despite advances in perinatal care. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/19 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1173713849 ER -