Ukufa Kweentsana: Masithethe ngale ngongoma ibucayi

Umntwana yeyona nto ixabisekileyo intsapho enayo. Nangona kunjalo, ngamanye amaxesha iintlekele ezingenakucingelwa ziyenzeka. Akukho ntlungu ingaphezu kokulahlekelwa ngumntwana omncinci ngaphambi kokuba abhiyozele usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa lokuqala. Eli liva elingenakuchazwa ngamazwi, liyabuhlungu kakhulu. Namhlanje siza kuthetha ngale ngongoma ibucayi kakhulu, oko kukuthi, ' Ukufa Kweentsana '. Oku akusiyo nje i-statistic, kukho ibali elililayo emva kwenani ngalinye. Sithetha ngale nto kungekuphela nje ukoyika okanye ukuba lusizi, kodwa ukuqonda izizathu ezikhokelela ekubeni izinto ezinjalo zenzeke kwaye siqaphele into esinokuyenza ukuthintela iintlekele ezinjalo kwixesha elizayo.

Ngamafutshane, yintoni i-Infant Mortality?

Ngokwezonyango, ukufa kosana kubhekisa ekufeni kosana kunyaka wokuqala wobomi, oko kukuthi, ngaphambi kokuba kufike kwiinyanga ezili-12 ubudala. Kukho elinye igama elihamba kunye neli , ukufa kosana olusandul’ ukuzalwa . Libhekisa ekufeni kosana kwiintsuku ezingama-28 zokuqala zobomi.

Oogqirha nabaphandi basebenzisa la magama ukufumana izizathu zokufa kweentsana nokuthetha ngeendlela zokuthintela oku. Kodwa kumama okanye utata olahlekelwe ngumntwana, eli asilogama nje lezonyango. Kukulahlekelwa yinxalenye yabo. Yintlungu enkulu ekwenza ungakwazi ukuqonda indlela yokuqhubeka phambili.

Oku akuyonto ilungileyo ukuba yenzeke. Wonke umntwana kufuneka azalwe esempilweni kwaye abe nethamsanqa lokubhiyozela kungekuphela nje imihla yakhe yokuqala neyesibini yokuzalwa, kodwa nezinye ezininzi. Kodwa zingaphi izinto ezinokuchaphazela impilo yomntwana kunye nosapho? Ngamanye amaxesha kukho izinto esingenakuzilawula. Yiyo loo nto kubaluleke kangaka ukuqaphela oku kwaye senze kanye oko sinokukulawula.

Ziziphi izizathu eziphambili zokufa kweentsana?

Izizathu zokufa kweentsana namhlanje zahlukile kwezo zangaphambili. Ngokuhambela phambili kwesayensi yezonyango, izinto ezininzi ziye zakwazi ukulawulwa. Kule mihla, ingakumbi kumazwe aphuhlileyo, kukho izizathu ezininzi eziphambili ezichaphazela ukufa kweentsana.

Yayinjani imeko kwixesha elidlulileyo?

Ngaphambili kakhulu kunanamhlanje, malunga neminyaka eli-100 eyadlulayo, izifo ezosulelayo zazizezona zibangela ukufa kweentsana. Khawucinge ukuba zingaphi iintsana ezaziza kufa ngenxa yezifo ezifana norhudo, imasisi, ukukhwehlela okungapheliyo, kunye ne-pneumonia ngelo xesha?

Kodwa ngophuhliso lweenkonzo zempilo yoluntu, le meko itshintshe ngokupheleleyo.

• Ukubonelela ngamanzi okusela acocekileyo .
• Ukulungiswa kobisi.
• Ukuphunyezwa ngempumelelo kweenkqubo zokugonya .

Ngenxa yezi zinto, kuye kwenzeka ukunciphisa kakhulu ukufa kweentsana ngenxa yezifo ezosulelayo. ISri Lanka yethu ikwalilizwe eliye laziphumeza ezi nkqubo zokugonya ngempumelelo enkulu. Ngenxa yokuba amagosa enkonzo yezempilo yosapho (ababelekisi) kwilizwe lethu atyelela amakhaya aze ajonge oku, izinga lokufa kweentsana kwilizwe lethu liphantsi kakhulu xa lithelekiswa namanye amazwe aseMzantsi Asia. Loo nto yimpumelelo enkulu kuthi.

Yintoni elinganiswa yi-IMR (Infant Mortality Rate)?

Mhlawumbi sele ulivile eli gama ngaphambili. I-IMR imele i-Infant Mortality Rate . Ngamafutshane, ilinganisa inani leentsana ezifa ngaphambi kokuba zifikelele kubudala bonyaka omnye kuzo zonke ii-1,000 ezizalwa ziphila kwindawo ethile okanye kwilizwe elithile.

Abaphandi basebenzisa olu lwazi ukuchonga ukuba zeziphi iindawo kunye nabemi abafuna unyango oluphezulu, kunye nokucwangcisa imigaqo-nkqubo yezempilo kunye neenkqubo zexesha elizayo ngokufanelekileyo.

I-IMR yahluka kakhulu phakathi kwamazwe ehlabathini. Kumazwe afana neJapan neSingapore, izinga liphantsi kakhulu (malunga ne-2 kwiintsana ezili-1,000). Nangona kunjalo, kwamanye amazwe ahlwempuzekileyo eAfrika, izinga liphezulu kakhulu (ngaphezu kwama-70 kwiintsana ezili-1,000). Oku kubonisa ukuba ubude bobomi bomntwana buyahluka kangakanani ngokuxhomekeke kwindawo azalelwe kuyo kunye nezixhobo anazo.

Ngaba singakuthintela oku kufa kweentsana?

Lo ngumbuzo obaluleke kakhulu. Impendulo ithi, ewe, kunokwenzeka. Asikuko konke ukufa kweentsana okunokuthintelwa. Ezinye iingxaki zokuzalwa zingaphaya kwamandla ethu. Kodwa zininzi izinto esinokuzenza ukunciphisa umngcipheko. Singenza ezi zinto ukwandisa amathuba ethu okuba nokukhulelwa okunempilo kunye nomntwana osempilweni.

1. Ngaphambi kokukhulelwa

• Bona ugqirha: Ukuba uceba ukuba nomntwana, bona ugqirha ukuze ahlole impilo yakho ngaphambi kokuba ukhulelwe. Ukuba uneengxaki zempilo, ezinje ngesifo seswekile okanye uxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu, kubalulekile ukuzilawula ngaphambi kokuba ukhulelwe.
• Qala ukuthatha i-folic acid: Ukusela iipilisi ze-folic acid ubuncinane iinyanga ezi-3 ngaphambi kokuba ukhulelwe umntwana kunokunceda ekuthinteleni iziphene ze-neural tube kwinkqubo yemithambo-luvo yomntwana.

2. Ngexesha lokukhulelwa

• Musa ukuyishiya ikliniki nangasiphi na isizathu: Inkqubo yeekliniki zangaphambi kokubeleka kwilizwe lethu inamandla kakhulu. Yiya kwiikliniki ngemihla emiselweyo ngokwemiyalelo enikwe ngumbelekisi wakho wasekuhlaleni kunye nogqirha. Ngale ndlela, unokuhlala uqaphela impilo yakho neyeyomntwana wakho.
• Yitya ukutya okunempilo: Yitya ukutya okunesondlo nokulinganayo. Yeka ukutshaya nokusela utywala ngokupheleleyo. Musa ukuthatha naluphi na unyango ngaphandle kokubonisana nogqirha wakho.
• Qaphela iimpawu eziyingozi: Ukuba uziva ukuba intshukumo yomntwana wakho iyacotha, ukuba kukho igazi okanye amanzi aphuma kwilungu lobufazi, ukuba unentloko ebuhlungu okanye umbono ofipheleyo, yiya esibhedlele ngoko nangoko. Ezi zinokuba ziimpawu zemeko eyingozi.

3. Emva kokuzalwa

• Ukulala Ngokukhuselekileyo: Le yeyona nto ibalulekileyo ekuthinteleni i-SIDS .
• Soloko ulalisa umntwana wakho ngomqolo. Ungaze umlalise ngecala okanye ngesisu.
• Gcina indawo yokulala yomntwana (ibhedi yosana okanye ibhedi yosana) ingenanto . Beka ingubo etyebileyo kuphela phezu komatrasi. Musa ukubeka imiqamelo, iingubo, okanye izinto zokudlala ezithambileyo. Ezi zinokumxina umntwana.
• Musa ukuvumela umntwana wakho afudumale kakhulu. Gcina igumbi likwiqondo lobushushu elifanelekileyo.
• Kukhuselekile ukulalisa umntwana wakho kwigumbi elinye nawe, kodwa kwindawo eyahlukileyo nekhuselekileyo (ibhedi yokulala kunye okanye ibhedi yomntwana).
• Ukuncancisa: Ukuba kunokwenzeka, ncancisa umntwana wakho kuphela kwiinyanga ezi-6 zokuqala. Ukuncancisa kuqinisa amajoni omzimba omntwana kwaye kukhusela kwiintsholongwane.
• Ukugonywa ngexesha elifanelekileyo: NgokweNkqubo yeSizwe yokuGonywa, nika umntwana wakho zonke izitofu azidingayo ngexesha.
• Ukhuseleko ngexesha lohambo ngemoto: Nanini na xa uthatha umntwana wakho emotweni, sebenzisa isihlalo semoto esifanela umntwana wakho. Sifake kakuhle. Ukuthwala umntwana emathangeni akho kuyingozi kakhulu.

Ukuba umazi umntu ojongene nentlungu yokulahlekelwa ngumntwana, endaweni yokumgxeka, yiba ngumhlobo olungileyo omamelayo aze abelane naye ngentlungu yakhe. Kwakhona, ukuba ungumama okhulelweyo okanye ulindele umntwana, ungathandabuzi nto. Buza ugqirha wakho okanye umsebenzi wezempilo wosapho malunga nayo nayiphi na imibuzo okanye iinkxalabo onokuba nazo. Bakho ukukunceda.