Patterns of Fertility and Mortality Answers

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Industrialized nations have numerous societal and economic advantages that are not available to underdeveloped nations. Most industrialized nations have the most current technology, highly educated healthcare professionals, routine exposure to prenatal care, and the presence of a healthcare worker at birth to handle any complications. Citizens of industrialized nations also are comparatively more financially equipped to utilize these resources. Finally, both mothers and healthcare professionals have regular access to education that allows for a successful birth.

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Community development funds could be directed toward improving prenatal care for new mothers. Training midwives and providing doctors would enable mothers to receive help in basic childbearing techniques that could improve these rates. Communities also could work to reduce the number of pregnancies through family planning, enabling mothers to be more prepared for pregnancy. Finally, communities could take steps to improve nutrition for new mothers.

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: The difference in influencing factors between underdeveloped and developed countries can mean the difference between life and death. A child raised in a war-torn country is less likely to have access to resources such as education, health care, security, clean water, and sanitation. They are subject to unstable environments in which war, violence, familial death, corruption, and despair run rampant. Their most basic survival needs may not be met; if exposed to endemic disease, the likelihood that they will survive is substantially less than children in industrialized nations. On the other hand, a child of an industrialized nation is more likely to have adequate access to all the resources that meet their basic survival needs. They may even have access to luxuries. These children are more likely to enjoy compulsory education and routine health care. These children have a greater likelihood of surviving into adulthood because of their access to resources.

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: The top three international killers of children under the age of five are pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria. With easy-to-do or easy-to-use solutions, such as simple hand-washing or sleeping under a mosquito net, children’s exposure to harmful organisms is reduced and less children become ill. When these diseases are prevented, fewer children will require intervention. Hopefully, this will reduce infant mortality rates.

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Sub-Saharan Africa remains an underdeveloped portion of the continent. As a result, it lacks certain key resources that would stabilize risk factors for high mortality rates among both children and mothers. Since most of sub-Saharan Africa is an agricultural economy, the more children a family has, the more workers there are who can bring in income. Furthermore, many indigenous tribal cultures do not have family planning methods, such as knowledge of or access to contraceptives. Education and healthcare systems are severely lacking, with most mothers delivering their children unattended by a qualified healthcare professional who could intervene in dire circumstances of maternal or fetal distress. Lastly, childhood diseases that could be prevented or mediated become deadly due to improper nutrition and the lack of access to antibiotics, which stems from depressed economies.

Responses may vary but should include some or all of the following information: Routine illnesses, such as diarrhea, are leading killers of children in the developing world. Improved sanitation and access to clean water will help to prevent the spread of bacteria. Better nutrition and improved health care will provide children with medicine or simple cocktails of sugar water to help with hydration. Education and community development, like teaching children the importance of washing their hands or helping to improve infrastructure, are just some of the ways to combat these illnesses.