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Depopulation Control | Is The Time Of Pregnancy Being Reduced In Modern Era? – Dangerous Premature Birth Rates Point To A Shocking Humanitarian Decline

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Forgive me for thinking this result looks like something evil carved into the Georgia Guide Stones, but information from the World Health Organisation (WHO), tells us that as the figures continue to get worse, and the long-term knock-on effects, of premature births, pretty soon we will be living even shorter, less able lives.

The future of humanity is in danger of being born into a life of discomfort, and here’s why.

40 weeks

Pregnancy lasts for about 280 days or 40 weeks. A preterm or premature baby is delivered before 37 weeks of your pregnancy. Extremely preterm infants are born 23 through 28 weeks. Moderately preterm infants are born between 29 and 33 weeks.

Preterm birth

Key facts

Every year, an estimated 15 million babies are born preterm (before 37 completed weeks of gestation), and this number is rising. Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age, responsible for nearly 1 million deaths in 2015. Three-quarters of them could be saved with current, cost-effective interventions.

Across 184 countries, the rate of preterm birth ranges from 5% to 18% of babies born.

Overview

Preterm is defined as babies born alive before 37 weeks of pregnancy are completed. There are sub-categories of preterm birth, based on gestational age:

extremely preterm (<28 weeks)

very preterm (28 to <32 weeks)

moderate to late preterm (32 to <37 weeks).

Induction or caesarean birth should not be planned before 39 completed weeks unless medically indicated.

The problem

An estimated 15 million babies are born too early every year. That is more than 1 in 10 babies. Almost 1 million children die each year due to complications of preterm birth. Many survivors face a lifetime of disability, including learning disabilities and visual and hearing problems.

Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. And in almost all countries with reliable data, preterm birth rates are increasing.

Inequalities in survival rates around the world are stark. In low-income settings, half of the babies born at or below 32 weeks (2 months early) die due to a lack of feasible, cost-effective care, such as warmth, breastfeeding support, and basic care for infections and breathing difficulties. In high-income countries, almost all of these babies survive.

The solution

More than three-quarters of premature babies can be saved with feasible, cost-effective care, e.g. essential care during child birth and in the postnatal period for every mother and baby, provision of antenatal steroid injections (given to pregnant women at risk of preterm labour and under set criteria to strengthen the babies’ lungs), kangaroo mother care (the baby is carried by the mother with skin-to-skin contact and frequent breastfeeding) and antibiotics to treat newborn infections. For example, continuity of midwifery-led care in settings where there are effective midwifery services has been shown to reduce prematurity by around 24%.

Preventing deaths and complications from preterm birth starts with a healthy pregnancy. Quality care before, between and during pregnancies will ensure all women have a positive pregnancy experience. WHO’s antenatal care guidelines include key interventions to help prevent preterm birth, such as counselling on healthy diet and optimal nutrition, and tobacco and substance use; fetal measurements including use of ultrasound to help determine gestational age and detect multiple pregnancies; and a minimum of 8 contacts with health professionals throughout pregnancy to identify and manage other risk factors, such as infections. Better access to contraceptives and increased empowerment could also help reduce preterm births.

Why does preterm birth happen?

Preterm birth occurs for a variety of reasons. Most preterm births happen spontaneously, but some are due to early induction of labour or caesarean birth, whether for medical or non-medical reasons.

Common causes of preterm birth include multiple pregnancies, infections and chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure; however, often no cause is identified. There could also be a genetic influence. Better understanding of the causes and mechanisms will advance the development of solutions to prevent preterm birth.

Where and when does preterm birth happen?

More than 60% of preterm births occur in Africa and South Asia, but preterm birth is truly a global problem. In the lower-income countries, on average, 12% of babies are born too early compared with 9% in higher-income countries. Within countries, poorer families are at higher risk.

The 10 countries with the greatest number of preterm births:

India: 3 519 100

China: 1 172 300

Nigeria: 773 600

Pakistan: 748 100

Indonesia: 675 700

The United States of America: 517 400

Bangladesh: 424 100

The Philippines: 348 900

The Democratic Republic of the Congo: 341 400

Brazil: 279 300

The 10 countries with the highest rates of preterm birth per 100 live births:

Malawi: 18.1 per 100

Comoros: 16.7

Congo: 16.7

Zimbabwe: 16.6

Equatorial Guinea: 16.5

Mozambique: 16.4

Gabon: 16.3

Pakistan: 15.8

Indonesia: 15.5

Mauritania: 15.4

Of 65 countries with reliable trend data, all but 3 show an increase in preterm birth rates over the past 20 years. Possible reasons for this include better measurement, increases in maternal age and underlying maternal health problems such as diabetes and high blood pressure, greater use of infertility treatments leading to increased rates of multiple pregnancies, and changes in obstetric practices such as more caesarean births before term.

There is a dramatic difference in survival of premature babies depending on where they are born. For example, more than 90% of extremely preterm babies (<28 weeks) born in low-income countries die within the first few days of life; yet less than 10% of babies of this gestation die in high-income settings.

WHO response

In 2012, WHO and partners published a report “Born too soon: the global action report on preterm birth” that included the first-ever estimates of preterm birth by country.

WHO is committed to reducing the health problems and lives lost as a result of preterm birth with the following specific actions:

working with Member States and partners to implement “Every Newborn: An Action Plan to End Preventable Deaths” adopted in May 2014 in the framework of the UN Secretary-General’s “Global Strategy for Women’s and Children’s Health”;

working with Member States to strengthen the availability and quality of data on preterm births;

providing updated analyses of global preterm birth levels and trends every 3 to 5 years;

working with partners around the world to conduct research into the causes of preterm birth, and test effectiveness and delivery approaches for interventions to prevent preterm birth and treat babies that are born preterm;

regularly updating clinical guidelines for the management of pregnancy and mothers with preterm labour or at risk of preterm birth, and those on the care of preterm babies, including kangaroo mother care, feeding babies with low birth weight, treating infections and respiratory problems, and home-based follow-up care (see WHO 2015 recommendationson interventions to improve preterm outcomes);

developing tools to improve health workers’ skills and assess the quality of care provided to preterm babies; and supporting countries to implement WHO’s antenatal care guidelines, aimed at reducing the risk of negative pregnancy outcomes, including preterm births, and ensuring a positive pregnancy experience for all women.

Guidelines to improve preterm birth outcomes

WHO has developed new guidelines with recommendations for improving outcomes of preterm births. This set of key interventions can improve the chances of survival and health outcomes for preterm infants. The guidelines include interventions provided to the mother – for example steroid injections before birth, antibiotics when her water breaks before the onset of labour, and magnesium sulfate to prevent future neurological impairment of the child. As well as interventions for the newborn baby – for example thermal care (e.g. kangaroo mother care when babies are stable) , safe oxygen use, and other treatments to help babies breathe more easily.

Public Responce To Enchanted LifePath Article

Let me show you how WhO cannot really see how to fix the problem. I have been living in the Philippines for over 18 months in a poor city and Province where there are a few hospitals but they can’t even install a pacemaker. Neither do they have a Medical Laboratory. I’ve seen the same doc three times and NOT once did he do a blood pressure measurement on me……NOT once.

In the US, one walks into a doctor’s office, one will get a blood pressure measurement performed along with a temperature measurement whether you like it or not. It is mandatory.

am aware of a woman who came down with complications with her pregnancy due to Pre-eclampsia here in the area that I’m living in. In order to save her life, they had to do a C-Section when the baby was in the womb for seven months. The baby only lived for about 24 hours because the hospital had no Incubator. ALL hospitals in the US have incubators. It appears to me that WHO need to start providing some incubators and set up some Medical Laboratories in these poor countries of which every one of them probably have corrupt politicians which means that NO MONEY should be given. Simply ship in the Incubators to each hospital and follow up to ensure that they are properly being used.

Here in this area of the Philippines, many don’t have refrigerators and automobiles, let alone an air conditioner. I can see it being worst in some of the African countries that made the 15% > list. But if the doctors or hospitals don’t have the right equipment, WHO’s objective will simply fail. Remember, that the doc told me to go to Manila for my requested blood test. IF I go to Manila, then I might as well fly home to the USA where I have medical insurance.

What good is a doctor if he/she can’t do a blood profile on you? How can they accurately diagnose a problems without a blood profile? They’ve Pharmacies here, but how do they know that my liver is ok? Maybe my prostate? They really don’t know without the blood Profile work being done at a Medical Laboratory.

In the USA, I’m aware of a woman who had her unborn induced about two weeks before the due date Why? She was working and the inducement was simply for convenience.

Source link: World Health Organisation (WHO) Factsheets



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