Child mortality

occurred, and Riley had to spend critical weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit. “Approximately 12 percent of all neonates in the United States require admission to the NICU” (Rizzo). When giving birth to a child, the majority of parents expect to have an ordinary delivery and a healthy child. However, many infants are diagnosed with illnesses, abnormalities, or diseases after birth. During Riley’s stay in the intensive care unit, he was cared for by multiple physicians, including…

Death. The end of life. The total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism (dictionary.com). Death is the absolute ending to a living thing. This concept at first is difficult to grasp. As a child, one doesn’t understand the finality of it. How does a more intellectually capable human explain to a young mind about this final event? Lies of a “long sleep” or “happy trip” are told to them to keep the idea simple. In reality though, the idea of death is a very complex…

termed as maternal mortality rate, which is a…

life expectancy at birth and infant mortality rates. In France, life expectancy at birth is about 82.3 years on average, while in the UK; life expectancy at birth is 81.1 years on average.6 This may seem like small increase in life expectancy at birth when spending an extra 1.3%, but the increased amount money spent by France does overall show improvement in the length of life, which ultimately is a small price to pay for a life. When looking at infant mortality rates, on average France has 3.6…

health is defined as the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period.(“WHO | Maternal health,” 2016) It is used as an indicator for evaluating the quality of health care systems and is assessed using estimates of maternal mortality and morbidity rates. Maternal health is a significant aspect of the health of populations and the repeated emphasis placed on this health issue by global institutions and local governments over the years, reiterates its importance. Maternal…

It will focus on statistical facts, including a cost analysis; CLABSI rates within and outside the organization; morbidity and mortality rates; evidence-based (EB) literature to support the ADC proposal; and how the proposal aligns with the organization’s mission and core values (Marshcall et al., 2014). Similarly, a second formal proposal presentation will be presented to the nursing…

Franco, Enders, Wilson, Gajic, and Pannu (2016) conducted a retrospective study that reviewed the patterns and results of rescue techniques used in patients that suffered from severe hypoxemia. The researchers defined severe hypxemia as the failure to attain enough arterial oxygen while on oxygen or because of an injury due to the change in pressure, barotrauma. The article stated that previous studies have studied the techniques used in the rescue of the patients, however, none of the studies…

occurred at "Higher than expected" rates in Rhea County (Rhea Medical Center, 2016, p. 30). This is disturbing as I have lived in Rhea County most of my life and have always considered it a safe and healthy place to live. Also surprising, were the mortality and premature death rates, which according to the CHNA are also both higher in Rhea County than the state and national averages. The female life expectancy rate in Rhea County is the 9th worst and the male life expectancy is the 6th worst…

actual recorded births and deaths can explain a great deal in the area of population dynamics. A particularly descriptive category of mortality is those in maternal/infant populations, life expectancy and a number of specific causes of death. These factors are very revealing in regards to infrastructure,…

Meds” by Charles Orstein et. al share a unique connection beyond their health-care-related focus, they both discuss outcomes regarding treatment after significant changes in payment. In the former article, the issue seems to be pay cuts as maternal mortality in Texas skyrockets after cuts to Planned Parenthood, however, the author offers another biologic explanation “…cardiac problems. The second leading cause: drug overdoses. Hemorrhages and blood transfusion were the biggest factors…