The Infant Mortality Rate Is Very High And The Death Rate

According to Healthy People 2020, "Improving the well-being of mothers, infants, and children, is an important public health goal for the United States. Their well-being determines the health of the next generation and can help predict future public health challenges for families, communities, and the health care system" (Healthy People 2020, 2015). Infant mortality is defined as the death of an infant before his or her first birthday, while fetal mortality is defined as the intrauterine death of a fetus at any gestational age (MMRW, 2013 and MacDorman, Kirmeyer & Wilson, 2012). In the United States an estimated 13,000 fetal deaths occurred ≥ 28 weeks gestation making up 28% of all perinatal deaths in 2006, the latest year with available national data (Lee,

Maternal mortality represents more than the loss of lives for individual women, as it also reflects the larger value and prioritization of women 's health and threatens the health and survival of families, young children, and even the communities in which they live (Royston and Armstrong, 1989). Maternal mortality is unacceptably high (WHO, 2015b). Globally, approximately 830 women die every day from pregnancy- or childbirth-related complications (ibid.). The causes of maternal mortality are predominately preventable and can be classified into three fundamental causes: (1) medical - consisting of direct medical problems and pre-existent/coexistent medical problems that are aggravated by pregnancy, (2) underlying - social and legal conditions, and (3) health systems laws and policies that address availability, accessibility, and quality of reproductive health services (PHP et al, 2011).

Herein I briefly overview the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) within the United States. Initially, I discuss specific causes of infant death and then, contributing factors which put babies at risk. Next, the distribution of various IMR is surveyed on a state to state basis. States possessing the ten highest infant mortality rates are discussed, including possible reasons for higher IMR. In addition, those states with the ten lowest IMR are mentioned. In conclusion, I consider preventative measures for minimizing the number of babies that die each year.

Present data trends in infant mortality for the U.S. from the first and last available year.

What are the steps that can be taken to improve the disparity of infant mortality in minority communities?

The Liberian Government, through the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare (MoHSW), the caretaker of the nation’s health services and advocate for children’s health and welfare has prioritized improving its health sector. However, the colossal task of bringing the health system back to pre-civil war years has become a formidable challenge. Besides, the limitation of services to both the rural and urban poor, the health system lacks trained medical personnel, including technicians, nurses and doctors (Bertelsmann Stiftung, BTI. 2016).

Did you ever want to travel out of the states, maybe to Australia, Europe, Asia, or maybe even Africa? Maybe even to a specific country in any of those locations. Well if you have ever wanted to take a 22 hour and 25-minute flight Zimbabwe here’s what you need to know.

The residents of Africa are suffering from preventable, treatable, and fatal diseases everyday at a higher rate compared to developed countries. The healthcare crisis in Africa is the primary cause of all these deaths, and includes inefficient healthcare systems. Consequently, African's inefficient healthcare systems results in poor delivery of care and a shortage of health professionals. The healthcare crisis in Africa is a current issue impacting the lives of many African's who don't have the same access to resources as developed countries such as the United States. These resources can save the lives of many African's dying of preventable and curable disease, and understanding why the African continent has little access to them

Africa is the cradle of the humanity, and the second most populated continent. West Africa has suffered from lack of infrastructure and healthcare. This handicap is characterised by the weather knowing that the west in close to the equator. The tropical climate bring a lot of mosquitos, wich brings malaria to the children and the women. One of the major need are the number of doctors is low. Most African countries import their medicine from the exterior: Ex Europe, India, Middle east theses countries just provide the medicine to the sub sahara region. The lack of technology for example,the Infrared thermography (IRT) used to determined if someone has cancer is not available in Africa due to the insufficiency of money.This cause a big gap between fortunate who can travel and get treat overseas and the who can not afford the tremendous cost. The importance of coming in help to West African healthcare is to develop strong relationship, because in some way if their healthcare is weak it can affect other continent. Some individual are willing to help the Africans countries. People are creating labs for African welfare. Big organization are currently providing heath supply to help treating diseases. African is well known for all the serious diseases it contain. with today 's world, and all the diseases Africa has suffered from a century of negligence toward healthcare. Even though West Africa is slowly getting on its feet after being

The pressing cancer epidemic in the heart of Botswana has signified the necessity for adequate biomedical technologies and personnel within African hospitals. The Princess Marina Hospital in Botswana is notorious for the medical contributions of Dr. P, a German oncologist, and its indoctrination of the Batswana notion of universal health care. As the statistic for cancer diagnosis ceases to decrease, the PMH staff has come to acknowledge their limited access to resources and their deficit of staff members. The implications of the cancer epidemic suggest that the biosocial conditions of developing nations can be attributed to their poor economic status, along with adverse political affairs such as corruption in the government.

Community Voice: Taking it to the people is a program run by the Childbirth and Family Education Center at the Central Virginia Baptist hospital. The purpose of this program is to address a major public health issue –infant mortality. It seeks to decrease African American infant death in Lynchburg by training the residents of the community to be lay health advisors. A series of classes are organized for the lay health advisors addressing several health issues that contribute to infant death.

Another part of the information I gathered was Miguel’s parents did not have a very good health insurance or they did not have any health insurance at all to stay in the hospital until he was at an ideal weight to go home. Being born at 5 pounds, Miguel was a premature birth. Premature births can be caused by high blood pressure, trauma, chronic illness, or lack of nutrients and oxygens (Hellmann, 2009). In addition of not being able to stay in the hospital, Miguel had refused to latch on and nurse. According to Hoecker (2015), this refusal to latch on could be brought on by Miguel’s stress level, having breathing problems, or finding it difficult to latch on properly. All of these stresses have put Miguel on a path of challenges he will have

In 2013, 289 000 women died during pregnancy and childbirth and it was estimated that everyday 800 women all over the world died from childbirth or childbirth-related problems (World Health Organization, 2014). Often, maternal mortality is found to occur more often in developing countries than developed countries. Maternal mortality refers women who died from the situation like during pregnancy, termination of pregnancy within 42 days, regardless of duration and place of pregnancy, from aggravation caused by the pregnancy or pregnancy management (Nwagha et al, 2010). Maternal mortality may be resulted from direct or indirect cause. Direct causes are from obstetric complications of pregnancy, labour, and puerperium, and interventions whereas indirect causes are from the worsening of current conditions by pregnancy or delivery (Givewell, 2009). This paper aims to examine the causes for maternal mortality in both developed and developing countries and will end with a proposal for government to ensure women are given reproductive health rights.

Zimbabwe is home to approximately thirteen million people, one and a half million of which live in the capital, Harare. President Mugabe is the country’s current leader and resides in the capital as well. Zimbabwe has Africa’s highest adult literacy rate, 90.70%, and is continuing to improve its humanitarian situation. The main religion is Christianity, though some people do still practice ancestral worship.

Ghanaians desperately crave sufficient health care, that of which they will not receive until the government forms an accurate plan to stabilize Ghana’s economy and provide satisfactory solutions to environmental difficulties. The inhabitants of Ghana put their life on the line every time they wake up in the morning, and risk their well-being even more to receive medical aid. In attempt to assist their people, the Ghanaian government continues to conjure up plans that either lack substance or contribute to further struggle. As man and nature made diseases swarm throughout Ghana, there still remains an almost invisible protocol to assist those who cannot assist themselves. These people include those who face poverty or have the inability