Izizathu ezibangela Ukufa Kwasemntwaneni

Ukufa kweintsana eMelika

Izizathu ezibangela ukufa kwabantwana abatshintshi kwiminyaka emininzi edluleyo, nangona iteknoloji ephezulu kwaye igxininisa ukunyamekela kokunakekelwa kwabantwana. Ngelixa abaninzi abantu bekulindele ukuba izinga lokufa kwabantwana liye linciphise ngokukhawuleza, liye lahlala lizinzile kakhulu ukususela ngo-2000.

Iqondo elipheleleyo lokufa kwabantwana eUnited States li-5.82 ukufa kwabantwana ababalelwa ku-1 000. Ezi zihlandlo ezili-10 ezibangelwa ukufa kwabantwana base-United States ngo-2014, ngokwemiGangatho yokuLawulwa kweNtsholongwane kunye nokuKhusela, ingxelo malunga nama-70 ekhulwini abo bonke ababulalayo.

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Iintsholongwane zokuzalwa

Iziphoso zokuzalwa , ezaziwa nangokuthi ziyimpembelelo yokuzalwa, ziziingxaki ezenzekayo xa umntwana ekhulayo kwisibeleko. Iintsilelo zentsapho zingathintela indlela umzimba ukhangeleka ngayo okanye isebenze kwaye uqala ukusuka kumnxeba ukuya kumbi.

Ezinye iziphoso, ezinjengomlomo womlenze okanye i-palate, zinokugcinwa lula okanye zonyango. Ezinye iziphoso ezinokuzalwa zingadinga unyango olude lokulawula (i-Down syndrome, ukukhubazeka kwentliziyo, nabanye). Iimpazamo ezinzima kakhulu zomntwana ziyabulala kwaye zikhokelela ekufeni kwabantwana.

Ngo-2014, abantwana abangama-4,716 bafa ngenxa yeziphene zokuzalwa-20.4 ekhulwini lwabo bonke abantwana abaswelekileyo.

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Ubunzima bokuzalwa ngaphambi kokuzalwa

Ukuzalwa kwangaphambili, okubhekiselwe kuthiwa njengexesha elifutshane lokugaya, ubude bokukhulelwa ngaphantsi kweeyure ezingama-37.

Isisindo sokuzalwa esincinane sisisindo sokuzalwa esingaphantsi kwama-2,500 amagremu (ama-5, i-ounces ama-8), kungakhathaliseki ukuba ubude besini.

Ngo-2005, abantwana abane-4,173 bafa ngenxa yokuzalwa kwangaphambi kokuzalwa okanye ubunzima bokuzalwa obuphantsi (iipesenti ezili-18 zexabiso).

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Iingxaki zomama zokukhulelwa

Iingxaki zomama zokukhulelwa ziingxaki ezenzeka kunye nonina ngexesha lokuxhatshazwa kwaye zibandakanya i-preeclampsia, i-placenta previa, kunye nomlomo wesibeleko ongenakufaneleka phakathi kwamanye amaninzi.

Ngo-2005, iintsana ezingama-1,574 (iipesenti ezingama-6.8 zebonke) zafa ngenxa yeengxaki zomama.

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I-Childhood Immant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Isifo sokufa kosana ngokukhawuleza sisifo esingachangekiyo, ngokufa ngokukhawuleza kweentsana ezingaphantsi kweminyaka eli-1 ubudala.

Ngo-2005, i-1,545 iintsana ezithintekayo kwi-SIDS. Ezi zi-6.7 ekhulwini zokufa kwabantwana.

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Iingozi

Ngo-2014, i-1,160 iintsana, okanye iipesenti ezi-5 zentsana ezafa, zatshitshiswa ngenxa yokulimala okungenangqondo.

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Iingxaki zeCord Umbilical, Placenta, kunye neMbranes

I-placenta iyilungu ngaphakathi kwesibeleko esinika umntwana umntwana kunye nokunikezelwa kwegazi kunye nezondlo eziyimfuneko ukuze zisinde.

Intambo yomthamo ixhuma unina kumntwana okhulayo kwi-placenta. Intambo yomthamo izisa i-oksijeni kunye nezondlo kwi-fetus kwaye ithatha inkunkuma njenge-carbon dioxide.

Intambo ye-umbilical kunye neengxaki ze-placenta zabalelwa ku-965 abantwana abaswele ngo-2014, kwi-4.2 ekhulwini yebonke.

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I-Top 10 ehleliyo

Ukufa kwabantwana abaseleyo kwizikhundla eziphezulu ezi-10 kubandakanya:

• I-bacterial sepsis (ukufa kwama-544, iipesenti ezingama-2.3 zexabiso)
• Ukuxinzezeleka kokuphefumula (ukufa okungama-460, i-2.0 ekhulwini)
• Izifo ze-Circulatory-system (i-444 yokufa, i-1.9 ekhulwini)
• Ukufa kwesifo se-natal (441 ukufa, i-1.9 pesenti)

Ukulandelela Iinkcukacha

Iingxelo zokufa zipapashwa ngamaziko e-US for Control and Prevention prevention, okulandelela ukufa kwabantwana abasecaleni kwizibhedlele. Idatha epheleleyo ngo-2014 yapapashwa "Ukufa: iDatha yokugqibela ka-2014," njengemoto. I-65, iNombolo 4, yeeNgxelo zeSizwe zeVital Statistics ezikhutshwe yi-CDC yeNational Centre ye-Health Statistics.