Whither infant mortality? Whither prenatal care? Whither thesis?

This thesis takes as its task the troublesome tiring turmoil of infant mortality.

How many dead babies does it take for politicians to

How many times must a baby die before

Once upon a time there was a country that refused to provide

It was the best of times, it was the worst of

These are the times that try a society's willingness to provide prenatal care.

In the beginning

Baby died today. Or was it yesterday?

Call me Ishmael.

It was a dark and stormy night. A door slammed. The maid screamed. A pirate ship appeared on the horizon.

"NASTY, brutish and short." Thomas Hobbes' famous words describe the lives of thousands of unfortunate American infants each year.

"Ask not what your country can do for you." Well, thousands of infants each year can't ask anything, because they

"Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness"--stirring words written by Thomas Jefferson, who never had to worry about not getting enough prenatal care.

"Baby, I love you." Perhaps the most common line in popular music, these words don't apply to how this country treats