Ended on 23rd May'22 03:30 PM (Coordinated Universal Time)
Data Sprint 75 - Reproductive Child-Healthcare Classification
Classify fetal health in order to prevent child and maternal mortality.
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Easy
Challenge Starts
20 May 03:30 pm
Registration Ends
23 May 03:30 pm
Challenge Ends
23 May 03:30 pm
In several U.N. Sustainable Development Goals, reduction of child mortality is reflected as an important indicator of human progress.
The UN expects that by 2030, countries end preventable deaths of newborns and children under 5 years of age, with all countries aiming to reduce under‑5 mortality to at least as low as 25 per 1,000 live births.
Parallel to notion of child mortality is of course maternal mortality, which accounts for 295 000 deaths during and following pregnancy and childbirth (as of 2017). Almost all of these deaths (94%) happened in low-resource settings, and many were preventable.
In light of what has been discussed thus far, Cardiotocograms (CTGs) are an easy and cost-effective option for healthcare professionals to assess fetal health and prevent child and maternal mortality. In addition to fetal heart rate (FHR), uterine contractions, fetal movements and more, the ultrasound device itself works by sending an ultrasound pulse and reading the response.