scholarly journals Beriberi (Thiamine Deficiency) and High Infant Mortality in Northern Laos

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. e0003581 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hubert Barennes ◽  
Khouanheuan Sengkhamyong ◽  
Jean Pascal René ◽  
Maniphet Phimmasane
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Thiamine Deficiency ◽  
High Infant Mortality

The U.S. Children's Bureau and Infant Mortality in the Progressive Era

1995 ◽  
Vol 177 (3) ◽  
pp. 57-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kriste Lindenmeyer
Keyword(s):  
Child Welfare ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Progressive Era ◽  
Infant Mortality Rate ◽  
Child Welfare Policy ◽  
High Infant Mortality ◽  
Diagnostic Work ◽  
National Effort ◽  
The U.S

Early in the twentieth century, a growing child welfare movement led to the establishment of the first federal agency in the world, the U.S. Children's Bureau, designated to investigate and report on the circumstances of children. Appointed in 1912, the agency's first director, Julia Lathrop, focused on infant mortality, beginning with a year's study in Johnstown, Pennsylvania. The work stimulated a national effort to “save babies.” The Bureau's efforts led to the Sheppard-Towner Act of 1921, which funded educational and diagnostic work to lower the nation's high infant mortality rate. But this type of effort was short-lived. The article describes the course of the agency's work in the Progressive Era and evaluates its effect on current child welfare policy, a key area in the ongoing controversy over “welfare reform” and the role of the federal government in the provision of human services.

scholarly journals Excerpts on the History of Mother and Infant Protection in Moscow at the beginning of the 20th century

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (4) ◽  
pp. 262-265
Author(s):  
Larisa E. Gorelova ◽  
Vera N. Shelkova
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
20Th Century ◽  
Medicine Development ◽  
High Infant Mortality ◽  
History Of

The article is devoted to the important course of the medicine development at the beginning of the 20th century — mother and infant protection. The contribution of pediatricians and obstetricians to prevention of high infant mortality in Moscow is represented. The activities of G.N. Speransky and other doctors in public benevolent institutions are reported.

Relatively high infant mortality in US is due to number of preterm births, report says

BMJ ◽  
2009 ◽  
Vol 339 (nov09 2) ◽  
pp. b4633-b4633
Author(s):  
J. H. Tanne
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Preterm Births ◽  
High Infant Mortality

Two medical views on high infant mortality

2016 ◽  
pp. 266-266
Author(s):  
Eric J. Evans
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
High Infant Mortality

The Shift from Pro-Fertility Norms to Individual-Choice Norms

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Ronald F. Inglehart
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Life Expectancy ◽  
Gender Equality ◽  
Individual Choice ◽  
High Infant Mortality ◽  
Major Shift ◽  
The U.S

Secularization is accelerating. From 1981 to 2007, more than two-thirds of the publics for which we have data became more religious, but then a major shift occurred: from 2007 to 2020, more than four-fifths of these publics became less religious. Up to 2007 the U.S. showed little change, but since then it showed the largest shift of any country away from religion and now ranks among the world’s least religious publics. One generally overlooked reason for accelerating secularization is that, for centuries, most religions encouraged pro-fertility norms that limit women to producing as many children as possible and discourage any sexual behavior not linked with reproduction. These norms were needed when facing high infant mortality and low life expectancy but now are rapidly giving way to individual-choice norms supporting gender equality and tolerance of divorce, abortion, and LGBTQ people. Pro-fertility norms are so strongly linked with religion that abandoning them undermines religiosity.

High Infant Mortality Among the Urban Poor

2014 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 4
Author(s):  
P Ann Kaupp
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
Urban Poor ◽  
High Infant Mortality

HIGH INFANT MORTALITY AT STALYBRIDGE AND PRESTON.

The Lancet ◽  
1907 ◽  
Vol 170 (4380) ◽  
pp. 397
Keyword(s):  
Infant Mortality ◽  
High Infant Mortality

scholarly journals Major Medical Explanations for High Infant Mortality in Nineteenth-Century Europe

1998 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 317-336 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vincent J Knapp
Keyword(s):  
Nineteenth Century ◽  
Infant Mortality ◽  
High Infant Mortality
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