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It's not just vaccines — parents are refusing other routine preventive care for newborns (apnews.com)
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One common thread that ties together anti-vaccine views and growing sentiments against other protective measures for newborns is the fallacy that natural is always better than artificial, said Dr. David Hill, a Seattle pediatrician and researcher.

“Nature will allow 1 in 5 human infants to die in the first year of life,” Hill said, “which is why generations of scientists and doctors have worked to bring that number way, way down.”

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[–] smegger@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

You know, that could be a factor on some level. I wonder if this trend is reflected in countries with universal healthcare