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Category Archives: Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Home Births Up 29% from 2004-2009
A new CDC report looks at the trends of home birth from 1990-2009. While home birth was relatively stable from 1990-2004, after that there was a 29% rise in the number of home births, though still a very low number. … Continue reading
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Epidural Use Tied to Length of Prenatal Care?
The National Center for Health Statistics just released a look at the epidural rate for 27 states form 2008. The study showed that according to birth certificate data, 61% of mothers who had a vaginal birth of one baby, had … Continue reading
C-Section Births Up 53% since 1996
Today the NCHS released a briefing on the c-section trends from 1996-2007. Here you can see that after a brief dip in the early 1990s, the c-section rate is skyrocketing – 53% increase in the national cesarean rates in these … Continue reading
CDC Releases New Report Comparing U.S. and European Infant Mortality Rates
The CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released a new report this morning which compares infant mortality rates in the U.S. and Europe. Authors of Behind International Rankings of Infant Mortality: How the United States Compares with Europe explored … Continue reading
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Outrage Over the CDC & Circumcision
There has been a great outpouring of rage over the anticipation of the CDC’s release of new guidelines that would recommend routine circumcision for all newborn boys in the United States. ?This blog is, however, one of action, not merely … Continue reading