Since 2004, the Progress for Children has published important data and analyses on global progress towards achieving Millennium Development Goals. This edition contains data on these and other child-specific targets that were set by world leaders at the UN General Assembly Speci…
Fighting for life
by Baker, S. Josephine, (Sara Josephine)
fromNew York Review Books classics
"New York's Lower East Side was said to be the most densely populated square mile on the face of the earth in the 1890s. City health inspectors called the neighborhood "the suicide ward" and referred to one particular tenement--in an official Health Department report, no less--a…
Drawing from primary research studies in archaeology, historical analysis, literature, and art this interdisciplinary look at the history of child funerary practices and other vehicles of parental mourning is the only book of its kind. The purpose of this work is to investigate …
In parts of West Africa, some babies and toddlers are considered spirit children2014nonhumans sent from the forest to cause misfortune and destroy the family. These are usually deformed or ailing infants, the very young whose births coincide with tragic events, or children who d…
"Child Fatality Review Quick Reference condenses into accessible bulleted points the most important information on establishing, maintaining, and improving Child Fatality Review teams"--[Résumé de l'éditeur].
"Child Fatality Review Quick Reference condenses into accessible bulleted points the most important information on establishing, maintaining, and improving Child Fatality Review teams"--Provided by publisher.
"Child Fatality Review Quick Reference condenses into accessible bulleted points the most important information on establishing, maintaining, and improving Child Fatality Review teams"--Provided by publisher
Of the many changes that have taken place in Western society during the past two centuries, few have been more significant than the steep fall in infant and child mortality. However, the timing and causes of the decline are still poorly understood. While some scholars attribute …