Consequences of Stress on Children's Development

My sisters both have experienced the stress of war. On July 23, 1968 their father Lance Corporal Benjamin Tilghman was killed serving in Vietnam War. He was 19 years old. One of my sisters was 3 years old at the time and the other was only 6 months old. I asked them  how did they cope/survive with the loss of their father in the war. My sister stated that they were given no information of what happened. They picked up on clues that something bad had taken place because everyone was in tears but it was not explained to them. When he was killed my mother was 18 years old. My sister informed me that they just picked up and kept it movin. She did state that his death had an affect on both of them. My middle sister suffered from a bout of depression and my oldest sister at times lives in the past wondering how things would have been if her father was around, missing his affection only reading about it in past letters.

Benjamin Tilghman
Lance Corporal

PERSONAL DATA
  Home of Record:  Deal Island, MD
  Date of birth:   02/27/1949

MILITARY DATA
  Service:         United States Marine Corps
  Grade at loss:   E3
  Rank:            Lance Corporal
  ID No:           2390757
  MOS:             0311: RIFLEMAN
  Length Service:  00
  Unit:            3RD PLT, H CO, 2ND BN, 9TH MARINES, 3RD MARDIV, III MAF

CASUALTY DATA
  Start Tour:      01/24/1968
  Incident Date:   07/21/1968
  Casualty Date:   07/23/1968
  Age at Loss:     19 (based on date declared dead)
  Location:        Quang Tri Province, South Vietnam
  Remains:         Body recovered
  Casualty Type:   Hostile, died of wounds
  Casualty Reason: Ground casualty
  Casualty Detail: Artillery, rocket, or mortar

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The country that I chose to research more of was Somolia. UNICEF officials are concerned that the current situation in Somalia will have lasting consequences for Somali society. Children continue to bear the brunt of the conflict, and many lack access to even the most basic services. Fighting has killed and injured numerous children. Manry are recruited into armed conflict. In addition to the traumas of conflict, children in Somalia face other challenges, from education to health and sanitation concerns. So there are many stressors that the children of Somalia have to deal with. To minimize the harm UNICEF is working to address critical health concerns by providing essential medicines, vaccines and supplies to over 250 Maternal and Child Health (MCH) facilities and 540 health posts, ensuring access to basic primary health care for about 2.5 million people each year. Over one million children under five and over 800,000 women of child-bearing age were reached during the first round of the Child Health Days which completed in June. They were provided with a package of high-impact health services including vaccinations, water purification tablets and nutritional screenings.

Child Development and Public Health

Immunizations are a process that stimulates the body's immune system to defend against attack by a particular contagious disease Berger (2009). Immunizations are very important, they protect children from diseases and serious complications. Immunizations are meaningful to me not only because I have small children that recieve immunizations but it is my job to make sure every parent has their health inventory form(immunization form) done before their child can come to our school. There are so many parents that think it is okay that my child is not up to date with his or her shots and thinks that the school should be okay with that also. I have to be the one to tell them that it's not okay and in order for your child to attend at our school they must have thier immunizations up to date.
I noticed in our reading that Afghanistan has one of the highest numbers of death of children under that age of 5. I found out from an article that in 2006 there was a immunization campaign done in Afghanistan supported by UNICEF. Their objective was to reduce child measles mortality by 90 percent and to elimnate maternal and neonatal tetanus. Afghanistan's infant mortality rate is very high at 257 per 1,000 live birth. Measles is a major cause of child death , and tetanus which results from unsanitary conditions at delivery, these are leading killers of mothers and their babies. In 2006 during this campaign more than 4 million children under 5 were vaccinated against measles and an estimate 4.2 million of childbearing age recieved tetanus vaccines. Mothers who were vaccinated passed tetanus immunity on to their children for the first nine months of life. This campaign helped but more help is still need.
I found that non-immunization of child may impact my future work. Someday I do want to own my own center and I must be firm with parents that their children must be up to date with immunizations.

 

Childbirth Experience

The childbirth experience that I have chosen to discuss is my own. I have two girls one who is ten years old and one that is six. Both of my daughters birth's were awesome but the birthing experience that I am choosing to discuss is my most recent, the birth of my son. My son Montre' Lamont Jenkins Jr. was born April 27, 2010. I had become settled and satisfied with my girls, especially with the fact that they were old enough to do things for themselves but my husband wanted a son. I decided that marriage was about compromising so I decided I would come off of the pill and if it was the Lord's will in his time I would become pregnant and yes with my son. I came off of the pill around January and found out August the 26th I was expecting. When we went for the ultrasound and found out it was a boy my husband almost went crazy!! I had a cesarean with both my girls and had to have another one because my bones were so small and I could not push the baby out on my own. I was fearful that having a third cesarean would be rough but the doctor told me I would be fine.I ended up having to take all my sick time, personal, and vacation for my maternity leave, that was a bummer. My cesarean was scheduled for April 27th and I had him that morning around 9:00a.m. The surgery was kinda rough. I found out afterwards that the doctor said my muscle had thinned out from so many surgeries and it was hard putting me back together, and post op was horrible. I thought I would never heal. I am glad he is here. He is awesome and I can tell already that the relationship I share with him is totally different then the girls. I love them all but boys are just different from girls.



My son!!!


The country that I researched on births was Sweden I learned that in Sweden, childbirth is a normal process  managed with as little intervention as possible. According to a recent report by the non-profit organization Save the Children, Sweden is the safest country in the world to give birth. Sweden favours a minimum interventionist approach to pregnancy and childbirth. This means pregnancy and childbirth are monitored by a highly trained English-speaking midwife. Since Because the majority of pregnancies and births are free from complications, there is no need for an obstetrician .Childbirth in Sweden takes place in a birthing unit. I also found out that Sweden,  is one of the wealthiest economies on earth. Its people are healthy and well-fed, its shops well-stocked, its communications excellent and its women well-educated, with virtually 100% female literacy. More than 72% use modern contraception and the average age for a first birth is 29. The fertility rate is 1.7. It is, in every way, a happier and healthier place to be a woman. I also learned that Sweden's maternity service is second-to-none. Antenatal care in Sweden is free. Women have a legal right to take time out of the working day to attend appointments and take-up is almost 100%. Mothers in labour are looked after with every hi-tech advantage possible; the foetal monitoring system there is among the most advanced and sensitive in the world. Kids typically start school at the age of 7 in Sweden. Maternity and paternity leave is amazing in Sweden.  I read that a lady took a year off and her husband  took 5 months. The government payed 80% of their salary up to a certain limit. I thought that was awesome seeming as though I had to take all of my time for maternity leave. I wished I had my kids there.

http://www.transparent.com/swedish/giving-birth-in-sweden/

http://www.savethechildren.org/site/c.8rKLIXMGIpI4E/b.6150569/apps/s/content.asp?ct=8654787

http://sosmag.se/index.php/living-here/comments/giving-birth-in-sweden/