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How to avoid high infant mortality rate (death)

 Immunization against infant killer diseases.

 Participating in health care services e.g. health education

 Practice family planning.

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Advantages of family planning

 It makes it possible to immunize against infant killer diseas-

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 It reduces risk of serious diseases and maternal death.

 It reduces cases of abortion / miscarriages

 It improves the health and wellbeing of the family.

 It controls overpopulation.

Methods of birth control

There are two methods used for birth control:

1. Natural Methods

2. Artificial methods