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A Notice from the International Center for Traditional Childbearing
(ICTC) ICTC is observing September’s Infant Mortality
Awareness Month; JOIN ICTC IN THE “HEADS
UP†ON INFANT MORTALITY AWARENESS
CAMPAIGN†AND KNIT AND CROCHET HATS TO REFLECT THE
INFANT MORTALITY RATE FOR VA, OR, FL, PA, CA, NM AND D.C. Healthy
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