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joint registration category, and these cannot be identified separately from published sources.This form of misclassification has probably not changed over the study period in a way that would affect the interpretation of trends.Secondly, the status of the baby at death may be different from that at birth, but this is unlikely to be an issue for most of the deaths occurring within 1 month of birth.The research highlights the need for lone and unsupported mothers to be given every possible help after the birth of their babies, not just in the neonatal period but on a sustained basis.We thank Jeremy Schuman, Office for National Statistics, for help in extracting the data on deaths.Contributors: MW and FD jointly developed the idea for this study and worked on its design.FD
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