The infant mortality rate and the proportion of low birth-weight infants are associated with the social status. Thus, infant mortality is not distributed evenly within a city, either in geographic or in sociological terms. Conversely, statistics about infant mortality define focal points which can be identified and improved. Analysis according to migration background and socio-spatial structures can help to assess health care provided and to initiate targeted interventions, e.g., via local health conferences.

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