The______________is an important reflection of a society's level of preventive (prenatal)medical care,maternal nutrition,childbirth procedures,and neonatal care for infants.
A)infant death quotient
B)child death index
C)infant mortality rate
D)underage mortality rate

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The infant mortality rate is a measure of the number of deaths of infants under one year of age per 1,000 live births in a given year. It reflects the level of preventive medical care, maternal nutrition, childbirth procedures, and neonatal care for infants. Option A (infant death quotient) and B (child death index) are not commonly used terms to measure infant mortality, and option D (underage mortality rate) is too broad as it includes all deaths under the age of 18.

The______________is an Important Reflection of a Society's Level of Preventive