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Letters to the editor
Infant mortality rate in Sheffield
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Editor—In 1994 Sheffield had the highest infant mortality rate in England and Wales.1 The impact of neonatal care in Sheffield immediately came under the spotlight. An investigation led by the Public Health Department of Sheffield Health took place to establish the reasons for the high infant mortality rate.2
It is well known that factors affecting infant mortality and morbidity may operate in …