Infant mortality

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Situational Analysis Product Description The owlet baby monitor is a small wireless adjustable sock that can fit any size baby foot. The purpose of the sock monitor is to monitor the heart rate and the oxygen levels of the infant while the baby sleeps to prevent signs sudden infant death syndrome. The sock communicates by sending live vital signs about the baby to a base station or smart phone. When the baby vital sign falls below a certain rate the device alerts the base station or the app with…

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), also known as hyaline membrane disease, is a potentially fatal condition that effects newborns, mostly premature infants. About 40,000 newborns are diagnosed with this disease annually and the rate is growing rapidly (Ludman, Mark D). RDS is a common breathing problem with premature newborns because myriad organs of the infants are underdeveloped, especially the lungs. This prevents the newborn from being able to breathe in oxygen and pass it to the necessary…

The article “Zika virus discovered in infant brains bolsters link to microcephaly” by Gretchen Vogel and the article “5 things you need to know about Zika” by Sandee LaMotte both discuss the growing dangers of Zika virus. Each author takes a deeper look into the virus, but also each author varies on the way that Zika virus is discussed. The first author Vogel discusses more about the personal experience of pregnant woman and the link of birth defects caused by the Zika virus. The second author…

18-21. Pediatricians are more than just baby doctors, the job of a pediatrician is focused towards a developing body, therefore it is very different from the person who is 34 years old because that person is fully developed. When a baby is born, an infant has 300 bones, and an adult has 206 because of the fusion of the bones due to cartilage. A vast difference from a baby to an adult. Pediatricians are vital health care providers for children and adults alike. The requirements to being a…

Sudden infant death syndrome is when an infant, under the age of one, dies during the night from an unexplained cause. It is rare for SIDS to occur within the first month, chances are higher around 2-4 months of age. There are no signs of infant distress in most cases and many mothers have stated that the infant feeds right before being laid down. It is only diagnosed after reviewing the infants’ clinical history and a complete autopsy examination is done excluding all other causes of death.…

for the mothers healthy life as well as the baby’s, which will be affected forever by what the mother has done before the baby was born. Global perspective: “Life expectancy at birth indicates the number of years a newborn infant would live if prevailing patterns of mortality at the time of its birth were to stay the same throughout its life.“ There are many factors affecting life expectancy and they vary depending on the region. In the developed countries of the world life expectancy is…

HIV can be transmitted from the HIV positive mother to the infant during pregnancy, labor, delivery, and breastfeeding. Without an intervention, transmission rates range from 15% to 45%, but the rate can be reduced to below 5% with effective prevention programs (1). These interventions are known as prevention of mother to child transmission (PMTCT). PMTCT involves antiretroviral treatment (ART) for both the mother and infant. PMTCT also includes procedures to prevent HIV acquisition in the…

No matter how small a human is, every being deserves chance to be treated. Fetal surgery has been introduced and developed rapidly over the past decades. It has become an important way to save and provide a good quality of life for the unborn children. Over the years several approaches have been developed for conducting fetal surgery, depending on patient’s condition and the best ways to repair the abnormality in the uterus. As other medical interventions, fetal surgery has its risks and…

mother-baby relationship will loose it’s value. This was quickly put to rest when Flake reassured that “transforming” embryos into actual “beings” are not possible. In fact he said the Biobag is for premature animals and babies. It would reduce the mortality rate of premature babies since premature babies usually have serious complications leading to death. Making this was not easy. One of the biggest challenge was to create the pumpless circulatory system. They connected the fetus lamb’s…