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Adolescent Pregnancy In Ecuador, Paige Bates

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Description of the Problem

• Teen pregnancy, commonly defined as pregnancy in a girl less than 18 or 19 years of age, is often a target of public health efforts because of the far-reaching economic, social and health effects.¹
  • A girl who becomes pregnant attends 2.5 less years of school, and each additional child translates into 1 less year of education.²
  • Girls who get pregnant before age 18 are more likely to experience violence within marriage or a partnership than girls who postpone child-bearing.¹
  • Babies born to adolescent mothers have a higher incidence of perinatal complications (like asphyxia …

Rural And Urban Medicine In Ecuador, Moira Black

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Free, Universal Health Care

• Health care is free to all workers and their children with support from the government, employers, and a portion of the workers’ paychecks.¹
• Military personnel do not contribute part of their paychecks to paying for healthcare.¹

Comparison Of Breastfeeding Among White And African American Patients Delivering At Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Rachel Horowitz, Theresa Burcher, Md, Abigail Wolf, Md, Rebecca J. Mercier Md Mph

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BACKGROUND

• Maternal breastfeeding has been widely accepted as the gold standard for infant nutrition during the first six months of life.¹
• Healthy People 2020 goals:

– 89.1% initiation of breastfeeding

– 60.6% breastfeeding for 6 months

– 32.4% breastfeeding for 1 year¹

• Global promotion of breastfeeding though Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

– Started by WHO and UNICEF in 1991 to assist hospitals in facilitating and promoting breastfeeding

– Provides education and skill building for all levels of staff

– Recognizes hospitals providing optimal care for infant nutrition²

• While the rates of breastfeeding have increased nationally since 1990, the …