Maternal and Infant Mortality

Below are guidelines for your presentation on maternal and infant mortality. This presentation should address these components (not necessarily in this order) and tell a coherent story. Prepare about 10 slides; your presentation should last no longer than 15 minutes and 10 minutes for discussion. Include your references within the slides and at the end of the PowerPoint.

  • Define maternal and infant mortality
  • Describe the maternal and infant mortality rates in the U.S. and Baltimore, MD. How does Baltimore compare to other urban cities?
  • What are the principle causes of maternal and infant mortality in the U.S.?
  • Describe factors that influence maternal and infant mortality.
    • Include race, ethnicity, education, housing, poverty, access to care, addiction etc
  • How does the U.S. rank compared to other affluent nations in terms of maternal and infant mortality?
  • Describe public health interventions to improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
    • Include Baltimore City Health Department programs
  • What is the role of the nurse in preventing maternal and infant mortality?
  • How can C/PH nurses raise awareness of maternal and infant mortality?

 

Possible sources of information:

Stories from NPR:

http://www.npr.org/2017/05/12/527806002/focus-on-infants-during-childbirth-leaves-u-s-moms-in-danger

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/17/543924405/many-nurses-lack-knowledge-of-health-risks-for-mothers-after-childbirth

https://www.npr.org/2017/05/12/528098789/u-s-has-the-worst-rate-of-maternal-deaths-in-the-developed-world

http://blog.diversitynursing.com/blog/nurses-should-know-what-dangers-mothers-face-after-giving-birth

https://partnersforfamilyhealth.org/racial-disparities-infant-mortality-rates-persist-across-united-states/

CDC:

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/pmss.html

https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/infantmortality.htm

WHO:

http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/93/3/14-148627/en/

https://www.who.int/gho/child_health/mortality/neonatal_infant_text/en/

NY Times

https://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/22/health/maternal-mortality.html?mcubz=1&_r=0

Time

http://time.com/5090112/infant-mortality-rate-usa/

Washington Post

https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2019/01/16/lower-maternal-infant-mortality-rates-we-must-bring-back-midwives/?utm_term=.33ef288de6d4

 

Unnatural Causes:

http://www.pbs.org/unnaturalcauses/hour_02.htm

Journal Articles:

Madaba A, Dildy GA, Brown HL, Bateni ZH, Belfort MA, Sangi-Haghpeykar H, Clark SL.

Obstet Gynecol. Health Care Disparity and State-Specific Pregnancy-Related Mortality in the United States, 2005-2014. 2016 Oct;128(4):869-75. doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000001628.

 

Neggers, Y. H. (2016). Trends in maternal mortality in the United States. Reproductive Toxicology, 64(44th Annual Conference of the European Teratology Society), 72-76. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2016.04.001

 

Carroll AE. Why Is US Maternal Mortality Rising? JAMA. 2017;318(4):321. doi:10.1001/jama.2017.8390

 

https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/maternal-infant-and-child-health

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/womens-health/too-many-mothers-are-dying-after-childbirth-hospital-hopes-save-n873531

https://rewire.news/article/2018/07/09/amid-staggering-maternal-infant-mortality-rates-native-communities-revive-traditional-concepts-support/

https://www.americanprogress.org/issues/early-childhood/reports/2018/02/01/445576/exploring-african-americans-high-maternal-infant-death-rates/

https://www.nursefamilypartnership.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Maternal-and-Child-Mortality.pdf

https://www.statnews.com/2018/01/11/racism-maternal-health-erica-garner/

 

For additional articles conduct a search on the HSHSL website at:  https://www.hshsl.umaryland.edu/

 


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