Choices In Childbirth

In the past few weeks, Illinois has released its Public Health Hospital Statistics. Today the Tribune ran a brief piece on Cesareans, the reasons behind them and the rates of some of the local hospitals. You can view Julie Deardorff’s article here: Illinois Hospital C-section rates

In response to a March of Dimes report, the NY Times published an AP piece this morning highlighting the fact that while premature babies remain a concern in developing countries, this is also a local issue for those of us who live in North America.
Early Births Take a Toll
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Becoming parents for the first time or adding another new life to your family is full of decisions and choices about your health care – during the pregnancy, the birth, and beyond. This video looks at pregnancy and childbirth through a broad lens advocating practices that best serve moms, babies, and families nationwide. [...]

Just saw on UnneCesarean a post about a free online film being released on July 26th: Reducing Infant Mortality and Improving the Health of Babies.  It highlights the sad fact that too many babies are dying in the U.S. around the time of birth.   As health care is debated on Capitol Hill this summer,  this [...]