death of newborn baby
Newborn Deaths. A newborn baby is called a neonate for the first 28 days of life. This first month is a relatively high risk period for babies. Death rates: The overall infant (<1 year) death rate is 0.706% or 1-in-141. This rate is higher in the first 28 days and reduces to 0.188% or 1-in-531 after the neonatal period.