Infant mortality

reproductive health disparities are maternal and infant mortality. Maternal mortality refers to deaths due to complications from pregnancy or childbirth while the infant mortality refers to deaths of young children, typically those less than one year of age. The rate of infant mortality is often used as an indicator to measure the health and well-being of a nation, because factors affecting the health of entire populations can also impact the mortality rate…

(World Health Statistics, 2015). While in Canada 3.4% of births resulted in still born babies (World Health Statistics, 2015). In the U.S., despite seeing a decrease in infant mortality, blacks continue to have the highest mortality rate than any other races. The United States has been the slowest country to improve its infant mortality rate, and Canada is close behind. Approximately 1,500 cases of malaria are annually diagnosed in the U.S (CDC, 2015). Malaria is a disease that is brought…

In the United States at the beginning of the 1900s, for “every 1000 live births” about 100 infants passed away before they turned one (“Achievements in Public Health, 1900-1999: Healthier Mothers and Babies.”). While most of these deaths were from disease and a lack of proper health care, medical intervention could kill a child as soon as save one. Quality medical care for infants was not always a priority, and many practices that were once accepted are now quite illegal. The history of neonatal…

lead a stressful life, above average in this aspect, which means they will spend less time with their child and will be less sensitive towards his needs – meaning inconsistent discipline, less interaction triggering the feeling of insecurity in the infant, and a reduced amount of verbal communication (1). The latter results in differences in brain functioning, which predisposes people to a particular level of socioeconomic success (through, for example, impaired language development, especially…

One of the problems is the trend of maternal mortality. A survey of a large region among hospital in Johannesburg showed that the percentage of maternal mortality had no dramatic decrease since 2007 (Avert, 2015). Studies have illustrated that children whose mother stay alive and healthy have less risk of death, despite of the child’s HIV status (UNAIDS…

to 2013, with a marginal decline to 29% in 2014. It has been reported that neonatal deaths are high in poverty stricken regions and the northern region is among the poorest regions in Ghana, and contributing 59% neonatal death rate to the over 60% infant death rate occurring in the first month of life nationally in 2011(GSS, 2011). It is therefore hypothesized that the region will have relatively high neonatal death. Establishing the pattern, causes and outcomes of neonatal admissions in the…

dangerous place for their infant. I would tell them that there is plenty of research that shows that healthy, low-risk infants who bed-share with their parents have a fivefold increase risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) compared to infants who sleep in a cot next to their parents’ bed (Horne, Hauck, & Moon, 2015). Then, I would give parents instructions for creating a safe sleep environment for their baby. These recommendations include supine positioning of the infant, the use of a…

mission statement, and 2) an 8 words statement. Extended mission statement: “Our mission is to accelerate the speed at which a core and vital set of life-saving innovations are discovered and deployed to those most in need (starting with mothers and infants).” (Maternova web. http://maternova.net/about-maternova.…

The infant mortality rate (IMR) among black babies is “2.4 times higher than that of white infants” due to preterm birth (African-American Women). DC has the highest infant mortality rate for the black population compared to other states in the US. In 2012, the IMR in D.C. reached 7.9 deaths per 1,000 live births, nearing the nationwide infant mortality rate (6 deaths per 1,000 live births) (“Mortality Rate”; Gray). This alarming statistics signifies that…

Promoting Infant Health The topic promoting infant health in Caucasians is all about describing different ways you can make sure your infant gets the best care possible. Providing great care to infants relies on their eating habits, mother’s knowledge and understanding, and primary preventions the infant receives. This topic is important for health promotion because the infants that are raised today will carry on their health habits. Ensuring that infants are healthy and instilling healthy…