... years of age, including antenatal care received by the mothers of these children was reviewed. Outcome measures related to child survival, namely child survival INDIAN PEDIATRICS index, the infant ... PEDIATRICS index, the infant and child mortality rates and the causes of infant and child mortality were determined. In addition, some of the factors influencing infant deaths, namely, birth ... scheme. Outcome Indices Three hundred and eleven out of the initial 341 children were alive at the end of five years giving a child survival index of 91.2% (95% CI 88.14-94.26). The infant mor-tality,...