Infant Mortality in Milwaukee Stephanie Hawanna PSY 110 Infant mortality is nothing but old news to Milwaukee‚ Wisconsin. It has been said that in the year of 2008‚ there was a rate of 6.9 deaths per 1000 babies that died. This rate is more than counties outside of the United States. In Milwaukee‚ these deaths mostly involves minority groups and families. But what is infant mortality and why is it such a problem? Infant mortality is the measure of infant deaths per year. It is worldwide
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Infant Mortality: A Breastfeeding Proposal According to the World Health Organization (WHO)‚ 2013‚ approximately 73% of all deaths of children under five years old occurred during the first twelve months of life. This number was highest in Africa where the under one year old death rate approached 63 deaths per 1000 lives. On the other end of the spectrum was Europe who had a relatively low infant death rate of 10 per 1000. This large variation in the infant death rate has raised questions amongst
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faced with having to choose an infant formula. Any trip to a local grocery can prove how difficult a task this can be. The questions these parents most likely would ask would be: is one formula better than another? Does brand name matter? Does "new and improved" or "enhanced" formula mean better? Are infant formulas really a safe and nutritious choice for feeding babies? The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) regulates over forty different brands and types of infant formulas in the United States
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unique two and half year old little boy named Asher. Asher‚ since day one has always stood out from other kids for me‚ and it was such an exciting time to be able to observe him at his house with his mother‚ Shannon‚ and father‚ Brandon. During the observation‚ Brandon‚ was watching television socializing with the other people in the room‚ while Shannon was primarily trying to interact with and entertain Asher. While observing Asher he still held my attention as far as not being like most boys his age
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I do believe that babies learn language from birth. According to the text‚ there are five different stages that an infant goes through within the first 18 months of live. During the first one to two years of live‚ infants will reach several important milestones in their language development. The first stage is called Reflexive. This takes place when infants produce sounds called reflexive sounds as early as 0-2 months (Pence Turnbull & Justice‚ 2017‚ p. 129). Although these reflexive sounds are
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Infants develop in a certain process as they age. The process of infant development is rather fascinating. Infants start out as being really dependent on the parents‚ to becoming independent. I didn’t have an infant to observe so I did some research. Infants develop physically‚ intellectually‚ emotionally‚ and socially within three months to a year. To begin‚ around three months an infant should be able to be active and responsive. During this stage‚ infants become more aware of their surroundings
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Discuss disparities related to ethnic and cultural groups relative to low birth weight infants and preterm births. Describe the impact of extremely low birth weight babies on family and society (short and long term‚ including economic considerations‚ ongoing care considerations‚ and co-morbidities associated with prematurity). Discuss whether you feel that support services and systems in your community for preterm infants and their families adequately address their needs or not. Explain your answer. Respond
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Infants experience a massive amount of growth in a relatively short amount of time. At 6 months of age‚ typical infants have doubled their birth weight‚ and they triple their birth weight by the end of their first year. The infant body is constantly growing and expanding its physical‚ cognitive‚ and social development. Infants rapidly learn how to move and use their tiny body to accomplish many different tasks. A smile is usually the first sign of social interaction‚ and this occurs about 3 months
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The health of an infant is intrinsically linked to their future health and well being in both childhood and into adulthood (Martyn et al.‚ 2013). The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) acknowledge the imperative role that NPs play in “assisting newborns to thrive physically‚ developmentally‚ emotionally‚ spiritually and intellectually within the family environment” (Position Statement‚ n.a.‚ 2003‚ p. 19a)‚ reinforcing the impact of the NP in the primary care setting.
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physical sensations-sight‚ sounds‚ smells‚ touch‚ and taste-help the infant survive and grow to meet his or her potential. This "somatosensory" bath from a loving caregiver-the rocking‚ hugs‚ coos‚ and smiles-is transformed by the infant’s sensory systems into patterned neuronal activity that controls the development of the brain in positive ways. It is in this dependent relationship between the primary caregivers and the infant that the new form of attachment grows. This attachment the emotional
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