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Baby elephants could drink goat milk

By Hicbd

"An elephant orphanage in Kenya is testing goat milk as a food for its small herd as a potentially healthier and cheaper form of nutrition than human baby formula - a solution that also puts money back into the pockets of the local community. The Reteti Elephant Sanctuary, in Samburu County in the semi-arid scrublands of northern Kenyan, helps to rescue orphaned and abandoned elephant calves."

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https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/kenyan-elephant-sanctuary-tests-goats-milk-healthier-feed-option-2021-10-27/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/article/kenyas-orphaned-elephants-goats-to-the-rescue

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Elephants Animal Rescue / Rehabilitation / Orphanages

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Liquid infant formula could be safer than powdered

By Hicbd

"But information about the risk of cronobacter infections is not trickling down to parents of healthy, full-term babies, who remain vulnerable to infection until about 2 or 3 months, according to experts. New parents are often sent home from the hospital with free samples of powdered formula — and they are rarely urged toward what food safety experts say is a safer and widely available alternative: sterile, ready-to-drink formula sealed at the factory."

URL:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2022/09/06/cronobacter-sakazakii-bacteria-baby-formula/
https://www.parents.com/baby/feeding/formula/the-difference-between-powder-concentrated-liquid-and-ready-to-use-formulas/

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Hospitals Consumer Protection / Safety Infant / Baby Care Food Safety Pediatrics / Child Health Lawsuits / Personal Injury

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A Breast Cancer Risk Assessment (BCRA) score could determine whether to get annual mammograms / MRI / biopsy / ultrasounds

By Hicbd

"If it weren’t for her OB-GYN, Dr. Thaïs Aliabadi, Munn said she wouldn’t have been diagnosed for another year. Aliabadi recommended Munn have her breast cancer risk assessment score calculated to determine her likelihood of having breast cancer...So, Munn underwent an MRI, an ultrasound and a biopsy."

URL:
https://www.today.com/health/disease/olivia-munn-breast-cancer-rcna143208
https://www.obgyn.columbia.edu/file/23301/download?token=4bfIKwLC
https://www.komen.org/breast-cancer/risk-factor/understanding-risks/gail-method/

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Cancer Breast Cancer Gynecology / OB-GYNs / Midwives / Doulas

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People could have additional time with deceased loved ones in hospitals / hospices

By Hicbd

"This spring, the couple lost a daughter to trisomy 13 early into Caitlin’s pregnancy. As they grieved, they longed to find a way to help other parents going through the same sorrow and learned about the CuddleCot, a special pad that can be inserted into a crib or bassinet. It discreetly cools a stillborn baby in a hospital room to give parents more time with their child."

URL:
https://www.today.com/health/stillbirth-parents-donate-cuddlecot-help-families-grieve-t120269
https://flexmort.com/cuddle-blanket/

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Categories:
Hospitals Business / Invention Idea Hospices / Palliative Care Childbirth / Pregnancy Labor / Caesareans / C-Sections Grief / Mourning Medical Devices / Supplies

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Hospitals could have rooms to grieve / process trauma

By Hicbd

"They didn't want other families to experience grief in a cold, public hospital waiting room as they did. They wanted to create private, comfortable spaces for families or hospital staff processing trauma or loss...So they created Jane's Room, an organization dedicated to providing the literal and emotional space to grieve. In the last 11 years, the organization has created rooms at 14 different hospitals, and two more are currently being developed."

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https://www.today.com/parents/family/janes-room-rcna137768
https://www.fastcompany.com/40422827/redesigning-hospitals-with-grieving-family-members-in-mind
https://apm.amegroups.org/article/view/32112/html

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Healthcare Hospitals Dying / Death Grief / Mourning Nonprofit / NGO Idea

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Parents of premie / preterm / NICU babies could receive extended parental leave

By Hicbd

"Roughly 10 percent of babies in the U.S. are born prematurely, and the majority of them spend some time in the NICU. Almost half of Americans, however, do not have any form of maternity or paternity leave. And the vast majority of those who do simply qualify for FMLA (Family and Medical Leave Act), which guarantees job security for only 12 weeks and does not pay while you are out with your baby..FMLA doesn’t even get us out of the hospital, much less give us any time at home to adjust to a baby who will likely have additional medical needs."

URL:
https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2018/06/29/parents-premature-babies-work-leave/743454002/
https://www.change.org/p/extend-parental-leave-for-parents-of-premature-babies
https://qz.com/work/1416929/parents-of-premature-babies-ask-for-extra-leave-from-employers

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Categories:
Global Labor Rights Postpartum Care / Depression Parenting U.S. Healthcare Infant / Baby Care U.S. Labor Rights Maternal Health / Motherhood / Postpartum Care Childbirth / Pregnancy Labor / Caesareans / C-Sections HR / Employee Benefits

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New mothers (particularly with birth injuries / tearing) could have the option of staying longer in the hospital post-childbirth

By Hicbd

"In Western countries, there is a trend to shorten the postpartum length of stay in hospital driven by cost containment, hospital bed availability and a movement toward ‘demedicalisation’ of childbirth...However, concerns about early discharge arose regarding potential adverse outcomes such as delays in detecting and preventing maternal morbidities and neonatal pathologies, earlier weaning, lack of professional support, higher prevalence of postpartum depression and increased hospital readmissions for both mothers and infants."

URL:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588709/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5588709/
https://www.reddit.com/r/BabyBumps/comments/16oeyxv/how_long_wasis_your_stay_in_hospital_after_the/
https://www.reddit.com/r/beyondthebump/comments/uoz26z/how_long_did_it_take_for_you_to_recover/

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Categories:
Healthcare Hospitals Postpartum Care / Depression Infant / Baby Care Medical / Health Research Maternal Health / Motherhood / Postpartum Care Childbirth / Pregnancy Labor / Caesareans / C-Sections

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Electric power lines could be protected from dangerous theft

By Hicbd

"Around the world, people can illegally tamper with electrical wires in order to steal electricity. For example — in Pakistan, people use kunda “wire hook” connections, which are wires that illegally hook directly onto the distribution cables that bring energy to homes and businesses. Not only is electricity theft from kunda connections a health hazard, but it also impacts the reliability of power supply for the country...Together, USAID and MEPCO installed aerial bundled cables (ABC), which insulate live wires and are impossible to steal from with kunda wire hooks."

URL:
https://medium.com/usaid-2030/cleaning-up-cables-b32d853e0258
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerial_bundled_cable

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Categories:
International Development / Foreign Aid / NGOs Global Lighting / Power Electricity Public Safety World Bank Pakistan (country) Developing Countries

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Cafes could be for grief / discussions of death

By Hicbd

"Death Cafes, part of a broader “death-positive” movement to encourage more open discussion about grief, trauma and loss, are held around the world, in nearly 100 countries. While many haven’t migrated online in the pandemic, others have. The global virus toll and the social isolation it has extracted have opened old, unresolved wounds for some. Others attending virtual Death Cafes are coping with fresh losses from COVID-19, cancer and other illness. Still more bring metaphorical death to the circles: The end of friendships, shattered romances or chronic illness, as Oliver has endured."

URL:
https://apnews.com/article/reinventing-faith-e9487f55d5550ad3bff513269570caeb
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2014/mar/22/death-cafe-talk-about-dying
https://www.strongwinds.ca/blog/the-difference-between-death-cafes-and-grief-support-groups

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Categories:
Community Development / Building / Loneliness Dying / Death Volunteering Cafes Grief / Mourning Meetups / Group Outings Nonprofit / NGO Idea

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Wearable tech could accurately measure breastfeeding milk delivered to babies

By Hicbd

"The only way to check was week to week weigh in and pre- and post-feed weight checks. Waiting for results was extremely stressful for me and it was immediately clear that pre- and post-feeds weights varied wildly with little accuracy...Coro is a revolutionary nipple shield with inbuilt flow measurement that transfers data to an app."

URL:
https://www.corobaby.com/our-story/
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brittanybarreto/2024/01/27/quantifying-breastmilk-volume-supports-researchers-and-mothers/?sh=3d056bdf20c5
https://www.rachelobrienibclc.com/blog/should-you-buy-a-momsense-breastfeeding-meter/

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Categories:
Business / Invention Idea Infant / Baby Care Breastfeeding / Breast Milk / Baby Formula Maternal Health / Motherhood / Postpartum Care Wearable Technology

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