http://www.canada.com/health/Canadian+infant+mortality+among+worst+group+Study/2043798/story.html
Summary:
The article talks about Canada’s high infant mortality rate. Canada has one of the highest infant mortality rates in a developed country. Five deaths out of 1,000 live births recorded in 2006, and are unable to match the success of the majority of the other countries which have managed to improve their infant mortality rate. The article states that the high rate of infant mortality may be caused by a high number of premature births. Canada follows the World Health Organization’s definition of live births, any baby that manages to take one breath, whereas other countries like Sweden don’t register unless they have a reasonable chance of survival.
Connection:
The connection between the chapter and the article is quality of life. Infant mortality is an indicator of the quality of life in a country. It has a lot to do with the health equality in the country. However, Canada records the World Health Organization’s definition of infant mortality, which states that any baby that manages to take a breath, even if the prospects for survival are slim are recorded, whereas other countries have different stands for live births. We cannot use this indicator to determine the quality of life because different countries have different definitions and the rate is for the whole country, but does not specify on which part of the country has a high infant mortality rate.
Reflection:
I find that Canada and USA have a high infant mortality rate even though they are some of the more developed countries. Is it that we don’t spend enough on our healthcare? Canada cannot find a way to decrease the infant mortality rate despite the government spending a lot of money into healthcare. There are many other situations which can cause this to happen. For example, it could be that the mother of the baby did not have a healthy lifestyle, which caused the baby to inherit some sort of disease that is harmful to them.
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I also find it quite odd that developed countries such as Canada and the U.S have such high infant mortality rates. However, not only do we have high infant mortality rates, Canada and the U.S are also considered to be among the countries that house the most obese citizens. Fast food restaurants plague the country and due to our slightly superior incomes, we are always tempted to buy them. Obesity and poor life styles are most likely a factor that affects mothers or future mothers, which will lead to unhealthy babies.
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