“…[2] A wide range of heterogeneous parameters such as male child,[13] black race,[3] young maternal age,[34] low Apgar score,[3] low birth weight,[135] high parity,[5] high birth order,[34] short inter-pregnancy interval,[4] home delivery,[6] unskilled delivery,[67] social inequalities and inequities,[2] financial restraints,[2] lack of quality antenatal care,[12] access to healthcare services (diagnostic and therapeutic) or trained and skilled health professionals,[237] exclusive breastfeeding,[5] inadequate immunization,[12] infections – diarrhea and acute respiratory tract infections,[13] hand washing habits of mothers with soap before preparation of food and feeding,[3] and poor maternal education status[6] have been recognized as the potential risk determinants in the causation of infant mortality in different settings.…”