Archive for the ‘Kids-Infants’ Category
Venezuela: The only South American country with infant mortality rates that have risen back to 1990s levels
Friday, January 25th, 2019“……Venezuela’s infant mortality rate – defined as the number of deaths under one year of age – was 21.1 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2016 – up by 1.4 times the rate in 2008.
This is the equivalent to levels recorded in the late 1990s, meaning 18 years of progress may have been lost…..”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oxjw1jJkIb4
Somalia: Pediatric Surgical Conditions
Sunday, January 20th, 2019Prevalence of Pediatric Surgical Conditions Across Somaliland
More than 303,500 women – 99 percent of them in developing countries – died during childbirth in 2015, according to the World Health Organization. In addition, some 2.7 million babies died in their first month, mainly from complications during pregnancy or childbirth.
Thursday, January 17th, 2019“……Hemorrhages, high blood pressure and infections accounted for three-fourths of maternal deaths.….”
Pediatric considerations in radiological emergencies: new recommendations
Sunday, December 23rd, 2018The reports, Pediatric Considerations Before, During, and After Radiological/Nuclear Emergencies, are available at
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/11/21/peds.2018-3000 and
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2018/11/21/peds.2018-3001
and will be published in the December issue of Pediatrics.
10 brilliant technological innovations to save moms and babies
Sunday, December 16th, 2018For many mothers and babies around the world, the first 48 hours after birth are the most dangerous of their lives. For eight years, Saving Lives at Birth—spearheaded by USAID—has challenged problem solvers worldwide to create innovative solutions to make birth safer and save lives.
December 12, 2012: The sixth anniversary of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School (28 people dead and 2 injured).
Saturday, December 15th, 2018Scorn for Humanity: Adam Lanza kept a spreadsheet of 400 mass murderers, detailing their massacres and the weapons they used
Monday, December 10th, 2018- Lanza murdered 20 children, six educators at Sandy Hook Elementary on 12/14/2012
- His list had 17 categories, including number of victims and what happened to killer
- It went all the way back to 1786 and ended with Derrick Bird’s 2010 massacre
Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
