New Birth Research

From the Childbirth Connection (formerly Maternity Care Association):

Know your facts when you discuss maternity care in the US. We have compiled a brief, new resource document called “United States Maternity Care Facts and Figures.” It details current statistics including the number of births, proportion of hospital care that is devoted to the care of pregnant women and babies, maternity outcomes such as preterm birth and low birthweight rates, as well as statistics about paying for maternity care. Sadly, many of the numbers are sobering. The 2007 cesarean rate of 31.8% marked the 11th consecutive year of increase and a record-level national rate. The rate of vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) within childbirth related hospitalizations was 9.7% in 2006, a decline of 73% from 1997, when the VBAC rate was 35.3%. Learn more in United States Maternity Care Facts and Figures – December 2009.

 

 

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Suzanne Sheppard 3:55pm Dec 15 2010
 The new birth center in Long Prairie is looking for another midwife starting about April 2011. The midwife we borrowed from Martha's Vineyard is going back in April. She has had the happy priviledge of doing 2 home births and one in the birth center in the last month. You do need to be certified however, we would not have to keep you forever but if you want to help out for a while let me know.



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