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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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