According to the Canadian Medical Association only 1 out of 100 women under the age of 40 learns she has breast cancer (Heisey, Ruth, McCready, David). But over the course of her lifetime 1 in 8 women will contract the disease. As women we have learned to fear the worst. Breast cancer touches many of our lives but every lump doesn’t mean a death sentence. There may be benign reasons for breast lumps such as hormonal changes, the breast tissue itself, and cysts.
A baby averages 5 diapers per day for 30 months. About 90% of mothers use disposable diapers. This number of mothers using disposable diapers is expected to fall about .5% annually over the next 3 years. Number of US Births 2006 3,959,400 2007 4,058,800 2008 4,025,900 2009 4,021,700 2010 4,089,950 P&G’s focus group research in Cincinnati and Topeka suggests that 15% of mothers using disposable diapers would try Sesame Street Pampers. Sesame Street Pampers are expected to sell on the premium end of the market.
In 1957 the average American woman in her reproductive years bore 3.7 children. Taking into account all causes of death and the increases in average life span, zero population growth requires that the average woman bear 2.1 children. Since 1972 the average women in America only bears 1.8 children. For three decades we have been below zero population growth. Every day more people die in America than are born.
Abortion is unnecessary and the statistics prove it. Forty-two million abortions take place around the world annually. This breaks down to approximately 115, 000 per day. Out of those 115,000; only seven percent are a result of rape, incest, or potential health risks. The other ninety-three percent of abortions take place because the child is either unwanted or inconvenient.
“Maternal mortality is nothing short of an epidemic. Worldwide, hundreds of thousands of women die from complications during pregnancy or childbirth each year – that's one woman dying nearly every minute of every day – and millions more are left with life-altering disabilities. In some countries, one in seven women dies in pregnancy or childbirth. These women aren't dying because the health community doesn't know how to prevent their deaths; they are dying because the world is failing to help (CARE,
The Role of Basin-Less Baths in Reducing Hospital Acquired Infections Patients come to the hospital for treatment, but hospital acquired infections occur in one in 25 patients a day (Centers for Disease Control, 2014). In 2011, “75,000 hospital patients with HAIs died during their hospitalizations” (Centers for Disease Control 2014). Despite the understanding of evidence based practice measures to prevent HAIs, most hospitals are inconsistent with prevention compliance (Krein, Kowalski, Hofer, and Saint, 2012). The treatment of HAIs cost billions of dollars (Centers for Disease Control, 2014). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is conducting laboratory research to promote understanding and treatment of HAIs in the nation’s
Being doubtful and leaving this illness untreated, the condition can last from months to a year. An approximation of nearly 400,000 or more women may undergo mood changes of Postpartum to baby blues afflicting up to eighty percent of new mothers. It strikes every 1 of 1,000 new mothers. If diagnosed properly and treated with social support, therapy, and medication; relief is highly attainable (Subcommittee of Health. 2007).
Abortion should be considered without any restrictions only if the mother’s life or health is at risk or incest has occurred. According to the Guttmacher Institute, in 1995, AGI collected information from 10,000 women who had received abortions that year. However, most of these women stated that their main reason for the abortion was due to low income, they were young between the ages of 18 and 24, they were separated or not married, and/ or was not affiliated with a religion. Only 3%, though, reported to have gotten an abortion because they were concerned for their own health and only another 3% of the women, Guttmacher Institute reported, were because of fetal health problems (Guttmacher
The Issue of Poverty and Hunger By: Nolan Kibit Lit III 2nd Hour One in seven people die of hunger, and 2.2 million children die each year because they are not immunized .Many people do not know how large of an effect poverty has on the health crisis that we face. Poverty is an important global issue because it plays a role in the estimated one billion people who lack access to health care systems. Health issues are a main concern for countries with high poverty populations. Poverty effects the way we act and live, and our health effects the way that we behave in the real world. Poverty effects our health in many ways including mental health and diseases, access to vaccinations, malnutrition, and attaining adequate healthcare.
For my PhD which is ongoing, I am exploring the concept of safe motherhood as experienced and understood by women, midwives, and traditional birth attendants in Southeast Nigeria. Abstract Background and context: The current global estimates for maternal deaths (MDs) by the World Health Organisation indicate that approximately 350,000 women die each year. Whilst 99% of cases occur in poorly-resourced countries, 10% take place in Nigeria alone. The global safe motherhood initiative (SMI), launched in 1987 by the UN agencies, aimed to reduce the number of pregnancy-related deaths by half by the year 2000. The number at that time was 529,000.