Solution When considering how to most effectively decrease infant mortality, our group assessed the leading causes of death and focused on potential solutions that addressed those specific causes. In 2013, 61% of deaths of children under the age of five were due to neonatal care. Neonatal death is associated with events surrounding delivery, pregnancy, and neonatal care following birth. These deaths are closely linked to the place of delivery, care provided at delivery, and quality of in-hospital medical care. The majority of the neonatal deaths were specifically due to birth asphyxia, the medical condition resulting from deprivation of oxygen to a newborn infant that lasts long enough during the birth process to cause physical harm,
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When researching the top causes of a low weight at the time of birth, poor nutrition of the mother is one of the top ten causes. To properly develop and thrive, infants need a steady, rich supply of nutrients from the mother. For example, folic acid helps establish the brain and spinal column, and proteins build the infant 's exploding cells. Iron helps in the production of hemoglobin; prevents anemia, low birth weight, and premature delivery, and this is why we choose to focus on increasing the intake of this vitamin. Each pregnancy kit will include an iron supplement. Although iron can be found in various foods, this will insure mothers are receiving this vital …show more content…
As stated above, lack of money, access to health care, and poor quality of health care are all factors that contribute to infant deaths. The pregnancy kit will include the essential items to safely and sanitarily deliver a baby. For this component of the product, we considered existing kits. These birth kits are used worldwide to provide for safe and sanitary birthing conditions in remote locations. Each kit has similar contents. Our group complied all the contents found in these various kits, and then assessed which contents were featured most frequently in order to determine the importance of each component. The following products are what is considered the bare minimum; the essential items to safely deliver a baby:
· One pair of sterile exam gloves
· One plastic lined under pad
· Two absorbent towels
· One sterile disposable scalpel (for cutting cord)
· Two sterile plastic umbilical clamps
· One plastic page with a tie
· One receiving blanket
· One sterile OB
When researching the top causes of a low weight at the time of birth, poor nutrition of the mother is one of the top ten causes. To properly develop and thrive, infants need a steady, rich supply of nutrients from the mother. For example, folic acid helps establish the brain and spinal column, and proteins build the infant 's exploding cells. Iron helps in the production of hemoglobin; prevents anemia, low birth weight, and premature delivery, and this is why we choose to focus on increasing the intake of this vitamin. Each pregnancy kit will include an iron supplement. Although iron can be found in various foods, this will insure mothers are receiving this vital …show more content…
As stated above, lack of money, access to health care, and poor quality of health care are all factors that contribute to infant deaths. The pregnancy kit will include the essential items to safely and sanitarily deliver a baby. For this component of the product, we considered existing kits. These birth kits are used worldwide to provide for safe and sanitary birthing conditions in remote locations. Each kit has similar contents. Our group complied all the contents found in these various kits, and then assessed which contents were featured most frequently in order to determine the importance of each component. The following products are what is considered the bare minimum; the essential items to safely deliver a baby:
· One pair of sterile exam gloves
· One plastic lined under pad
· Two absorbent towels
· One sterile disposable scalpel (for cutting cord)
· Two sterile plastic umbilical clamps
· One plastic page with a tie
· One receiving blanket
· One sterile OB