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Child health in England is set to fall further behind other European countries, report warns

BMJ 2018; 363 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.k4318 (Published 15 October 2018) Cite this as: BMJ 2018;363:k4318
  1. Susan Mayor
  1. London

The health of children in England will continue to fall behind other European countries if current trends continue, with infant mortality 140% higher than in comparable countries by 2030, a report has warned.

The report,1 from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, found that key risk factors for infant mortality were higher in England than in comparable countries, with a higher proportion of young mothers, higher rates of smoking during pregnancy, and lower breastfeeding rates than in many other countries.

It analysed long term historical data to project key health outcomes in young people in England in 2030 in comparison …

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