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Re: Denmark the Csection rate is about 3%From: dahmd@gate.netThu Jul 31 18:56:42 1997
James Taylor wrote: > > The U.S. ranks #23 in infant mortality, meaning 22 other countries > have lower infant mortality rates. Some of the countries which fare > better than the U.S. are Japan, Finland, Sweden, Hong Kong, Singapore, > Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Norway, Netherlands, France, N. Ireland, > etc... Most of these countries use midwives to attend the majority of > normal, healthy births, and homebirth is still quite normal in the > Scandinavian countries. True, but how prevalent are adverse social conditions that affect pregnancy in these other countries? The U.S. also leads the industrialized world in teenage pregnancy, and has similar high rankings in drug use, alcohol use during pregnancy, etc. I doubt the c/section rate has much to do with infant mortality. However, if mom chain smokes 5 packs of cigarettes a day or drinks 6 shots of tequila a night, there will certainly be poor outcomes unrelated to where, or by whom, the patient delivers. Ashley D. Ashley Hill, M.D. dahmd@gate.net Orlando, FL
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