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What is Infant mortality rate includes all of the following except: and explain in detail?
Ans. d. Stillbirths (Ref: Park's 23/e p567 22/e p521)Infant mortality rate doesn't include stillbirths."Infant mortality rate includes early, late and post-neonatal deaths (from birth to 1 year of life)." Park's 22/e p521 Components of Infant MortalityNeonatal deaths: Deaths occurring during the neonatal period commencing from birth and ending 28 completed days after birthQ.Early neonatal deaths: deaths occurring during the first seven days from birthQLate neonatal deaths: deaths occurring from 7 days to 28 completed days after birthQ.Post-neonatal deaths: Deaths occurring from 28 days of life to under 1 yearQ.