Infant mortality

Introduction The simplest definition of development is “good change” (Thomas, 2000). However, what represents “good” is subjective. Traditional views saw development in a purely economic sense, in terms of an increase in Gross National Product (GNP). In other words, economic growth and development were synonymous. Recently, more inclusive and humanist definitions have been put forward, which focus on the improvement of people’s living standards and lives. This includes issues such as health,…

“There’s never been a safer time to be a kid in America,” does an excellent job at providing statistics, which back up his claim that America is indeed the safest it has ever been for children and teens. For example, he claimed that the overall mortality rate for children and young adults has seen a significant decrease since 1935, and backed it up with the fact that there are only 30 deaths for every 100,000 children, ages 1 to 4, compared to that in the 1930s when it was 450 deaths for every…

Prenatal Care Barriers in the United States According to Dijk, Anderko, and Stetzer (2010), the United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation in the world, however they only rank 28th in infant mortality among 32 industrialized nations. Improved maternal health and reduced infant mortality can result from a variety of different interventions, and the topic of concern for this discussion is prenatal care. The early use of prenatal care can result in better birth outcomes as well…

responsibility to nurture your infant for the first few months of his or her life is crucial. The nutrition infants receive from their mother after birth gives them the start in life that 's needed for him/her to grow and develop. Although most of us are aware that breastfeeding for the first 6 months on life is the best for children because it contains antibodies, and easy to digest protein and nutrients. However, many mothers of very low birth weight (VLBW) infants encounter a problem with…

assumed that Cesarean sections might be the best choice for babies that will be born preterm. Although, new studies show that C-sections are no safer than vaginal delivery for the most fragile of infants. In fact, C-sections might lead to a greater risk of respiratory problems and other complications in these infants, according to a report (Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine,…

years, there have been an incredible number of medical breakthroughs in prenatal care and childbirth. Since the 1970s, over 800 prenatal tests have been developed to enable early intervention and screening (Brody D5). Despite these advances, infant mortality rates and child development have not made dramatic changes for the better. An important explanation for this lack of progress is prenatal stress. Prenatal stress can be caused by numerous factors including, but not limited to, work-related…

mouth disease which is often occur in young children and infants. The EV71 was first found in the United States in 1969 and then the EV71 associated HFMD outbreaks have been reported in Europe, Australia, and Asia. The EV71 infection also associated with fatal neurological symptoms, and it was first reported in Bulgaria in 1975 and Hungary in 1978 (Tee, 2010). Since 1997, the HFMD with EV71-associated neurological syndrome with high mortality rate had spread rapidly in Asia, especially in…

Over the past years, one issue has consistently polarized politicians and the American nation at large. The source of said tension, even manifestations and riots, has been the ethics and legality of abortion. As the nation becomes divided in their defense or attack of Planned Parenthood, the women that benefit from preventive services become forgotten—whether they currently have adequate access to preventable services must examined before making any political decision regarding women’s health.…

Infants are unable to manage stressful experiences independently, known as states of negative arousal (Streeck- Fisher & van der Kolk, 2000). Throughout infancy, the most significant movements are reflexes, which are involuntary actions in response to specific stimuli (Thelen et al. 1984). These reflexes are crucial for the survival of the infant and promote social development as the infant begins to explore their surrounding environment. Infant development takes place…

Preterm labor is the most common cause of infant death and is the leading cause of long-term disability related to the nervous system in children. There are different names for this sometimes-devastating birth; premature delivery, early labor, and preemie for those infants born before forty weeks. Preterm is characterized as infants conceived alive before thirty-seven weeks of pregnancy are finished. Why is this called preterm birth? Let me explain this among other things, about preterm labor. I…