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Post neonatal moality refers to _____

A
Deaths between 28 days and 1 year of life
B
Deaths within the first 7 days of life
C
Deaths between 7 days and 28 days of life
D
Deaths within the first 3 months of life
High-Yield Explanation
Post-neonatal moality refers to deaths between 28 days of life and 1 yr of life. These infant deaths are a result of causes outside the neonatal period such as sudden infant death sydrome, infections (respiratory, enteric) and trauma. Perinatal moality refers to death between 28th week of gestation and 7th day after bih Neonatal moality refers to death during the 1st 28 days after bih. Ref: Nelson textbook of pediatrics 20th edition Pgno: 792

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