Healthcare Administration Capstone

Running head: HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION CAPSTONE
HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION CAPSTONE
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1HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATION CAPSTONE
Need statement
Description of the specific problem
The infant mortality rate among the black infants has increased from about 11.4 to 11.7
percent per 1000 births from 2015 to 2015 (Hogan et al., 2015). As per the reports it has been
found that the main reason behind the death of the African American infants were due to
congenital malformations, or sudden infant death syndrome or other maternal complications.
Preterm birth or infant mortality has been associated to low socio-economic background. Women
from low socio-economic background are more likely to give preterm births and it has been
found that twenty four percent of the black women live in households at or below the poverty
experiences diminished quality of health care at the time of pregnancy and the during the post-
partum period (Hogan et al., 2015). Similar to low income, low health literacy also affects the
birth outcomes. Higher educational achievement does not possess as much of pay off in regards
of improved rate of survival of the infants. It should be mentioned that disparities are present if
the risk factors and the risky behaviors are concerned. It has been found that the black women
have an average body mass higher than that of the other women both before, during and after the
gestation period. Obesity has again been linked to negative outcomes like still birth, congenital
abnormalities. Again the disparities in the fetal alcohol syndrome rates indicates that the black
women might drink at higher rates.
Katz et al., (2016) on the other hand have stated that the perinatal and the post-partum
care experienced by the black and the white women vary. Evidences have suggested that the rate
of preterm births differ on the basis of the types of primary care provider, at the time of the
gestation and birthing location. It has been found the rate of the cesarean birth among the black
have increased among the Africans.