Consequences of Stress on Children’s Development

I couldn’t choose one person that poverty had a huge impact on.  My mother grew up in a family of seven children.  During the time they grew up wages were not really high.  Both of my grandparents worked, my grandmother worked in a factory making shoulder pads making $1.75 per hour.  My grandfather worked in a company that made steel were he made a good amount.  He checks were mainly for the up keep of the household bills and to keep everyone in a good school so they could receive a great education.  They all say growing up was hard, they did not always have the latest fashions and all the things that popular children had but they were happy.  I believe going through these circumstances has made them strong, hardworking individuals. All of the siblings have good jobs, and have become successful.  So in this case there environment has shaped them to become better people.

Poverty in China

As in America poverty in China has a huge impact on health, environment, and education. Although the poverty level in China has decline it still affects their children.  Because of the poverty level many children cannot afford education cost or health care which can affect the children in this is happening in China’s richest city Beijieng. 

Child Develpment and Public Health

I choose Breastfeeding as the public health that impacts childhood development.  Breastfeeding is the best way for babies to receive good nutrition and be able to bond with the mother.  Babies who are exclusively breast-fed are less likely to get sick, because breast milk provides them with antibodies against any diseases to which the mother is immune (Berger, 2009).  

This topic was meaningful to me because my sister and I were both breast fed and we were both healthy babies who reaped all the benefits of being breast fed. 

Breastfeeding varies from place to place according to Breastfeed.com in Africa using breast to feed babies is a common in everyday life.  It is said if a mother doesn’t breast fed the mother is looked down on.  African women often come to the experience of breastfeeding with little or no doubt and trust in their ability to produce enough milk or milk of the right quantity (Brown, 2010).

Berger, K.S. (2009). The developing person through childhood (5^th ed.).  New York, NY: Worth Publishers. 

 Brown, T. (2010, November 13).  Breastfeeding around the World. http://www.breastfeed.com/articles/breastfeeding-advocacy/breastfeeding-around-the-world-2767/

Childbirth-In Your Life and Around the World

The one experience of child birth was when I was asked to be a birthing coach for my friend.  That event was really overwhelming because I don’t have children and didn’t know what to expect.  The only experiences I have seen with childbirth were on TLC’s baby story, movies, and word of mouth. The actual experience was nothing like what I seen or what I expected.  What I remember was how the baby was delivered and the after birth which was amazing which I never knew that you had to deliver as well.  I was not aware that many doctors would be in the room standing around ready and waiting for the birth of the baby to check him out.  What you see on television is far from the real thing.  Needless to say I wasn’t great help because I stood behind a wall peeking over at her.  I choose this example because it was my first experience which left a lasting impression that I will never forget. 

The country I choose was Africa to see how birth takes place it is said that they have the worst maternal mortality rates in the world.  Because of lack of hospitals, trained medical staff and transportation is why so many African women die in Childbirth.  The differences between United States and Africa overall is the medical care.  In the hospital room with my friend there were various Doctors waiting for the delivery of the baby. 

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