Ch.+19+Infant+mortality;+twins+-+Amy

Amy Lee Infant Mortality and Twins

= Mortality Rate = = = = Twins of Igbo =
 * [[image:http://schools-wikipedia.org/images/41/4178.png width="408" height="260" caption="Demographics of Nigeria, Data of FAO, year 2005 ; Number of inhabitants in thousands."]] || * Information on mortality rates are hard to find in Nigeria because of the poor system in the country. However, it is estimated that about 99 babies out of 1,000 live births die.
 * The reason for infant mortality in the Igbo tribe might be because not much attention is given in the birth-giving process. They use blades that aren't clean, don't take care of the umbilical cord correctly, and the birth takes place in an unsanitary environment.
 * Because of these things, many babies die at birth.
 * Babies were killed if they were born abnormally. For example, if they were born with teeth, their feet came out before their head, or if boys had only one testicle, they were gotten rid of. This happened in secrecy and their bodies were thrown away. ||
 * This graph shows the population growth over the last few years ||  ||
 * * People in the Igbo tribe believed that giving birth to one person is humane. Giving birth to more than one person seemed like something an animal would do. That is why when twins, or more than 1 baby is born, they are abandoned, or thrown away in secrecy.
 * Giving birth to twins was considered a sin.
 * However, Nigeria has the largest amount of twins in the world. The Igbo tribe has the most amount of twins.
 * Igbo is known as "The Land of Twins" || [[image:http://www.compassnewspaper.com/NG/images/stories/General-Photos/Twinsbabe.jpg width="371" height="305" align="left"]] ||
 * || This is a picture of Igbo twins ||

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