Elephant near to giving birth at Oregon Zoo Aug 24, 2008
There is a 30 percent infant mortality among captive Asian elephants. Zoo officials will know she is entering the final stages when her amniotic sac breaks. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Rise in C-sectionsstirs health worry Aug 24, 2008
True, Palm Beach County's infant mortality rate fell from 8. 6 infant deaths per 1,000 live births in 2002 to 5. (The Palm Beach Post)
Centre will review clinical trial process: Anbumani Aug 23, 2008
The Minister said infant mortality rate, maternal mortality rate and under-nourishment among the SCs and the STs continued to pose challenges. However, indicators with regard to sex ratio were much better in these communities. (Hindu)
Baby elephant expected to be born this weekend at Oregon Zoo Aug 23, 2008
There is a 30 percent infant mortality rate among captive Asian elephants. "There can be complications to both mother and calf," said Keele. (KGW Northwest NewsChannel 8, OR)
Face value: Ram drive Aug 22, 2008
He still winces at the memory of loose contacts on a computer s backplane and components that died as they were being tested or burnt in (a phenomenon known as infant mortality ). Mr Ramadorai, who learnt mathematics at his father s knee and earned degrees in physics, electronics and computer science, was not above picking up a screwdriver or pliers. (The Economist)
Alabama's infant mortality rate rose to 10 deaths per 1,000 in 2007 Aug 22, 2008
Alabama's infant mortality rate rose last year to 10 deaths per 1,000, giving the state a record for infant deaths worse than Latvia, Macedonia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, according to state and federal data ... That contributed to the rise in the infant mortality rate, also the state's highest since 1998 ... The infant mortality rate rose 11 percent from the 2006, when the rate was 9 per 1,000 births. (AL.com)
Mni Wiconi water reaching Pine Ridge reservation Aug 21, 2008
High levels of contaminants have contributed to a high infant mortality rate and other health problems on the Pine Ridge reservation, Steele said in a ceremony that started and ended with traditional Lakota singing and drum playing in the Crazy Horse High School gymnasium. "This is a historic moment," Steele said. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Child survival is still a challenge in Ghana Aug 20, 2008
Mr Kyei-Gyamfi said the Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) of 2006 estimated under-five mortality rates of 111 per every 1,000 live births and infant mortality rates of 71 per every 1,000 live births. "This negative trend of child deaths has not recorded any significant changes in the National infant, child and under-five mortality rates since the early 1990s", he said. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Gaon Kalyan Samitis in every revenue village Aug 20, 2008
The Reduction in Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) and Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) by at least 50 per cent from existing levels in next seven years can be achieved if NRHM is properly implemented, he said. Co-Chairperson, SAGCA, Dr Saraswati Swain appealed the media to take a positive note on the programme and highlight the best practices. (The Statesman)
LA pediatrician, medical pioneer dead at 84 Aug 18, 2008
Her efforts are credited with dramatically reducing the hospital's infant mortality rate by 50 percent within a decade, affecting thousands of babies. Born Sept. 7, 1923, in Portland, Ore. (San Francisco Chronicle)
READERS WRITE Aug 17, 2008
France, for example, spends about half what we do - as a percent of GDP - yet French people have longer life expectancy and much lower rates of infant mortality. In the Netherlands, people on average were much shorter than Americans just after World War II but now are taller. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Friday Finishers Aug. 15 Aug 15, 2008
The Racine Infant Mortality Center is looking for volunteers (and donations) that could do just that. It s hosting a Baby Expo next month in an effort to reduce the infant mortality rate of the city s black babies. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
Letters from readers Aug 15, 2008
I read with some mirth a July 22 letter titled "Infant Mortality: Black genocide is a fact.". The letter writer used a plethora of studies and statistics to arrive at the most implausible conclusion. (Florida Times-Union)
Local missionary brings Kibungo cause home Aug 13, 2008
Hansen said that also based on WHO information Rwanda has an infant mortality rate of 12 percent. In a country that only has eight pediatricians, the leading causes of death for children under 5 include HIV/AIDS, malaria, diarrhoeal disease, measles, pneumonia and injuries. (Fulton Sun, MO)
New Valeche ad rips GOP foes on abortion Aug 13, 2008
Harrell said the legislation would have made Florida s infant mortality statistics appear horrendous and harmed the state s reputation. Valeche s ad criticizes Rooney for contributing $1,209 to a 2006 Democratic U.S. House candidate who supports abortion rights. (The Palm Beach Post)
USAID support for Parivarthan Child Survival Project gets the final approval for implementation Aug 12, 2008
Infant mortality is also extremely high among the tribal populations. In some of the tribal villages in Rajmahal hills (Sahibganj district) the IMR is as high as 147 per 1,000 live births. (AlertNet)
Local mother organizes "The Business of Being Born" documentary viewing at library Aug 12, 2008
It gives surprising statistics such as the US has the second highest infant mortality rate of developed countries and explores the fundamental question: should most births be viewed as a natural life process, or should every delivery be treated as a potential medical emergency. When a friend sent the 84-minute documentary to Safarik in February, she said it was eye-opening experience for her. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
Don't fear China; applaud its progress Aug 11, 2008
Although The New York Times says that because of their industrialization, "public health is reeling," life expectancy rose from 68 years in 1990 to 73 in 2006 and infant mortality dropped by 46 percent. The Chinese are better off today than ever before. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
LETTERS: NCT, Aug. 9. 2008 Aug 10, 2008
The life expectincy of Americans is not even in the top 10 and our infant mortality is so appalling that it is only one notch above Cuba's. Please find a blog that explains why the nationized health single payer systems of the two best health systems in the world, France and Italy, are in any way inferior to our profit driven system where 20-30% of each health dollar goes for enormous CEO salaries and huge corporate profits and not to health care. (North County Times)
Sierra Leone's convalescence Aug 8, 2008
Most of the population lives in abject poverty, infant mortality is among the worst in the world, and youth unemployment rests at some 80 percent. Corruption is so widespread that more than half of the government officials interviewed freely admitted that they had engaged in fraudulent practices. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Fighting crime on reservations is good, but missing the cause Aug 7, 2008
There is extreme poverty, rampant alcoholism, high infant mortality rates, terrible joblessness and lawlessness. FBI reports show that rates of all of violent crime doubled between 2005 and 2006, partly fueled by a raging methamphetamine epidemic on reservations and high rates of alcohol use. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
* Time is running out to stop the climate change tipping point Aug 7, 2008
These coincided with rising life expectancy and falling infant mortality. Britons consumed less of almost everything, but ate more healthily and used our disposable income on what, today, we might call low-carbon good times. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Local dances can increase earnings in tourism- Quashigah Aug 6, 2008
Major Quashigah made the observation during the opening ceremony of the 5th delegates' conference of the General Nurses Group in Ho, which focused on: "Reducing Maternal and Infant Mortality and Morbidity." Major. Quashigah's comment was prompted by an interlude of Borborbor dance, a recreational dance among Ewes in mid -Volta, which kicked dignitaries and delegates into dancing or swaying their bodies in their seats. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Book review: 'The 19th Wife' and 'Steer Toward Rock' Aug 6, 2008
The trouble comes when Ebershoff begins diluting these strong effects with windy, overlong documents, like a 1939 letter from one of Ann Eliza's sons and a women's studies thesis written by another of Ann Eliza's descendants, includes a footnote about infant mortality rates in the 19th century. Scattered through the verbiage is a detailed portrait of all matters surrounding polygamy: the arguments supporting it, the original Mormon customs that sustained it, the less exalted problems it created... (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Angola leader promises more polls Aug 6, 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa's second largest oil producer after Nigeria, Angola has one of the worst infant mortality rates in Africa and millions of its citizens continue to live in shantytowns and slums. Bookmark with. (BBC News -- Africa)
Bill Clinton Announces AIDS, Malaria Initiatives Aug 5, 2008
Speaking in Senegal and Liberia, Clinton announced initiatives he said could immediately reduce AIDS-related infant mortality and, separately, extend affordable malaria treatment. The two diseases cause millions of deaths every year, especially in. (National Geographic)
Plea to aware mothers Aug 3, 2008
Cuttack, Aug. 1: Committee for Legal Aid to Poor (CLAP) in Orissa urged chief minister Naveen Patnaik to extend support for breastfeeding mothers since the practice is a key tool to reduce high infant mortality rate. Access to healthcare system for pre-natal and post-natal health check-up and advice can only facilitate optimal infant feeding practices among women and educate them about the benefits and techniques of breastfeeding, said Bikash Das, the executive vice-president of CLAP, while... (Calcutta Telegraph)
Campaign to create awareness about breastfeeding Aug 3, 2008
Doctors say infant mortality can be reduced with mothers breastfeeding their babies exclusively for six months and continuing breastfeeding along with other baby food till the child is two years old. With increase in the number of working mothers, most babies are deprived of adequate mother's milk. (Times of India)
Quashigah urges general nurses to support midwives to fight maternal mortality Aug 2, 2008
Ho, Aug 1, GNA - Major Courage Quashigah (RTD), Minister of Health, has urged general nurses, as front liners in clinical care, to support midwives in the battle to reduce maternal and infant mortality and morbidity ... The five-day programme is under the theme Reducing Maternal and Infant mortality and morbidity. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
District governor urges local Rotarians to contribute, grow Aug 1, 2008
Under that theme, he is challenging Rotary clubs worldwide to work on projects to reduce infant mortality rates. Currently, 30,000 children die every day from preventable diseases. (Carmi Times, IL)
Letters to the Editor Aug 1, 2008
Considering our nation's deplorable infant mortality rate, and an increased surgical-birth rate in hospital births, I hope to see more stories about women's birth choices. Like the women in the article, I have also attended rallies to support the licensing of professional midwives. (Christian Science Monitor)
Senate delays Jul 31, 2008
25 -- Rank of U.S. for infant mortality. 80 -- "Segregation index" for housing in major U.S. cities like New York, Detroit and Chicago, where 0 is perfect integration and 100 is total segregation. (Anchorage Daily News)
AIDS in black Americans neglected Jul 31, 2008
If blacks in the United States constituted their own country, that nation would rank 16th in people living with HIV, 105th in life expectancy and 88th in infant mortality worldwide, according to the report. The United States is at the forefront of a global response to HIV and AIDS but lacks a sense of urgency when it comes to the crisis facing black Americans, the report says. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
Costa Rica, South Africa make list of top 10 'ethical destinations' Jul 30, 2008
The organization used various resources to make the determinations, including data collected by the Yale Center for Environmental Law & Policy and Columbia University's Center for International Earth Science Information Network; progress made by countries in reducing infant mortality rates as measured by UNICEF; and reports on civil liberties and human rights from sources like Amnesty International and Freedom House. For more details, visit. (USA Today -- Travel)
Decline in Infant-Mortality Rates Stalls Jul 30, 2008
Experts say it is difficult to identify the connections between race and higher infant mortality. Higher rates of poverty, less access to health care and dietary differences are cited. (Wall Street Journal)
NDC's Response To Akufo Addo's False Claims Jul 29, 2008
It does not therefore come as a surprise that UNDP Ghana Human Development Report 2007 shows that infant mortality which in 1999 was 57 deaths per 1000 live births had gone up to about 70 deaths per 1000 live births. Health Infrastructure. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Fast Facts: Turkey Jul 28, 2008
Infant mortality rate: total: 38. 33 deaths/1,000 live births male: 41. (CBS News)
Nigeria: Frowns at Poor Sanitation in States, LGs Jul 28, 2008
com: Nigeria: Frowns at Poor Sanitation in States, LGs (Page 1 of 1). Use our pull-down menus to find more stories. (allAfrica.com)
Domestic Issues for Mothers in Vill... Jul 28, 2008
Pregnancies could end in miscarriages or children delivered too weak to survive in fact, infant mortality was so high the government felt it necessary to try to implement pronatal policies to help improve live birth rates across Russia. Labor and delivery often took place in the field, during work hours, or in a barn, with only the help of a midwife or village grandmother. (Suite101.com)
Doctors' goal: End disparities Jul 28, 2008
These include hypertension, stroke, cancer deaths, diabetes, obesity, infant mortality, HIV/AIDS and more. Concurrently, many of those in greatest need of medical care lack much-needed health insurance; but statistics show that even for those with insurance, many still lag far behind in successful health care outcomes. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
New research on pre-eclampsia in mice may have important implications for humans Jul 28, 2008
Its mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. For the latest resources and information, visit or. (EurekAlert!)
'16mn in Americas on brink of poverty' Jul 27, 2008
"Latin America and the Caribbean have made real advances toward fulfilling the MDGs, particularly in areas like infant mortality, hunger and poverty reduction," said PAHO director Mirta Roses Periago. "But not all groups have benefited equally, and the new global developments are a real threat to our progress. We need to mobilize and coordinate development action among UN agencies and the region's governments to continue to fight poverty and promote sustainable and equitable development,"... (India Times, India)
Hospital system interested in Indian health Jul 27, 2008
The infant mortality rate for Indians in South Dakotan is almost twice the rate of non-Native South Dakotans, according to the state Health Department ... Sanford already is working with tribes to conduct basic research in the areas of diabetes, infant mortality and fetal-alcohol syndrome. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
DISPLACED PEOPLE Jul 26, 2008
The national child and infant mortality rates are another serious concern, with most youngsters dying from preventable diseases such as malaria and measles. Access to health care is poor. (AlertNet)
World warned it must do better as 20m face threat of famine in Africa Jul 26, 2008
Video (2min 25sec): Jan 22 2008: David Beckham visits Sierra Leone as a Unicef goodwill ambassador to highlight the issue of infant mortality. Nearly 9. (Yahoo News -- Ethiopia)
Nigeria: Resolving the Niger Delta Crisis Jul 25, 2008
In this respect, emphasis should be on the percentage of children of school age who are in school; percentage of employable youths who are gainfully employed, percentage of improvement in infant mortality rate, reduction in the population of citizens living with HIV/AIDS;- rather than the millions or billions of naira going into the Niger Delta. This way, man will become the measure of development and the figures of budgetary allocations will not remain provocative abstract terms to the people... (allAfrica.com)
Brown presses bishops over development goals Jul 25, 2008
On current rates, child and infant mortality will not be cut to the proposed 2015 levels until 2050, universal child education will not be achieved until 2115 and poverty will not be halved "in this century or the next", he said. Addressing the bishops Brown said: "Twenty years ago they said it was an impossible dream that apartheid would end, an impossible dream that Nelson Mandela would be free, that the cold war would be over and the Berlin wall would come down, but it is men and women of... (guardian.co.uk)
Asia.view: This is Japan Jul 24, 2008
This was in part due to a public-health campaign by the American occupational army, and later the Japanese government, which cut the infant mortality rate in half in ten years. Whereas the fertility rate is now below replacement, the problem in the past was a spike in unwanted pregnancies. (The Economist)
Bottlenose dolphin whistles 'tell calf who's mum' Jul 24, 2008
"It is sad that the calves died. The infant mortality rate was high, but this year is not representative," said Dr Fripp. "Infant mortality rate in the wild is not known - if a calf is born and dies within a week it probably won't be recorded. In captivity it is.". (BBC News)
* When it comes to human development, the giant is slipping Jul 23, 2008
With an infant mortality rate on a par with Croatia, Cuba, Estonia and Poland and 24 percent of the worlds prisoners, it is no wonder the wealthy US has been gradually falling behind other developed countries ... And each has achieved better outcomes in areas such as infant mortality and longevity, with less spending per head ... The US infant mortality rate is on a par with that of Croatia, Cuba, Estonia and Poland. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
CPP outdoors manifesto Jul 23, 2008
The manifesto also seeks to combat infant mortality, eradicate malaria, and tackle HIV/AIDS, with everyone having free access to modern standards of healthcare regardless of means. The document holds that science and technology should be the engine of growth and that innovation should be encouraged and rewarded. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Infant mortality: Many women are in poor health Jul 22, 2008
Utilizing the fetal and infant mortality review approach developed by the American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, information is abstracted from birth, death, medical, hospital and autopsy records ... This information is shared annually with the community and was presented to the recent Jacksonville Community Council Inc. infant mortality study group. (Florida Times-Union)
An Absentee God? Jul 21, 2008
After all, cave-man's plight was a miserable one: infant mortality, brutal massacres, horrible toothaches, and an early death. Evidently God didn't really care. (Townhall.com)
US slips down development index Jul 18, 2008
Page last updated at 11:58 GMT, Thursday, 17 July 2008 12:58 UK. A district in Manhattan has the highest human development index in the US. (BBC News -- Americas)
U.S. still flunks health care test, group says Jul 18, 2008
Infant mortality remains high in the United States, with a rate of 7 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, compared to 2. 8 per 1,000 in Japan and 3. (MSNBC -- Health)
Alabama ranks low for child welfare Jul 18, 2008
When it comes to child welfare, Alabama ranks at the bottom in several key categories regarding infant mortality and teens not in school or working, according to new report by a nonpartisan child advocacy group ... The state came in 47th in infant mortality ... Alabama compared poorly against the top performing "Group of Eight" international countries in birth weight, infant mortality and teenagers who are employed or in school. (Birmingham Business Journal)
15 comments Jul 18, 2008
Expect Big Labor Power Grabs Next Year - HUMAN EVENTS. The United States Supreme Court has just struck down a high-profile California law that used taxpayer dollars to grease 00004000 the skids for the coercive unionization of businesses and employees. (Human Events Online)
US healthcare costs more, delivers less: study Jul 17, 2008
Infant mortality rates also remain high in the United States compared to other industrialized nations. Access to health care was on the decline, with more Americans without health insurance or without adequate insurance. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Nurses for Newborns Foundation recognized for improving health of babies Jul 17, 2008
"We sincerely hope to replicate this program nationally for the purpose of preventing infant mortality, child abuse and neglect among our nation's most vulnerable infants," said Sharon Rohrbach, foundaion founder and CEO, in a statement. Founded in 1991, St. Louis-based Nurses for Newborns is a nurse home-visiting agency. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Karzai nods to US, winks to Iran Jul 16, 2008
We had a very high infant mortality rate. In Afghanistan, newborn children often would die very young. (Asia Times Online)
Tamale Teaching Hospital now fully accredited - Dr Sory Jul 16, 2008
He noted that Northern Region had not performed well in most of the parameters and stressed the need for team work to address its infant mortality rate. Source:GNA. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
PCMH plans strategy for area's health Jul 16, 2008
According to the assessment, the health priorities for the next four years are heart disease and stroke, diabetes, cancer, older adult health, substance abuse, nutrition and physical therapy, injury prevention, infant mortality and communicable diseases. "It helps give focus to some areas that we can work toward improving," she said. (The Daily Reflector)
Nigeria, 11 others top infant mortality chart Jul 16, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008. Wednesday, July 16, 2008. (Guardian News, Nigeria)
MEASLES OUTBREAK Jul 15, 2008
According to the United Nations children agency UNICEF measles is a leading cause of childhood death in Somalia, a country with one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world. UNICEF says only 5 percent of infants in Somalia have been immunized against measles and other life threatening diseases. (AlertNet)
Springtime at Penguin’s Rock Jul 15, 2008
For example, eggs may or may not be fertile, first-time parents may not have fully developed paternal instincts and newborn birds must defy high infant mortality rates. Even so, there will be plenty of interest as visitors learn about the fascinating life cycle of these captivating birds and wonder if a love connection will be made. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
