-> On 14 Jan 07  09:38:14, Carol Shenkenberger got back to Danny Ceppa 
-> Re: births  was: Teething

 DC> I just read sone stats on it the other day.  Cesaerian births are up 
 DC> 30%   

 CS> And child as well as mother deaths are down almost the same amount.
 
The U.S.  infant mortality rate is on the rise for the first time since 1958,
according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.  In 2001, the
infant mortality rate was 6.8 deaths per 1,000 live births _ in 2002, the rate
rose to 7.0. (2003 data is not yet complete.) 

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/GlobalHealth/story?id=1266515

 
 DC> And, infant mortality for cesaerians is twice as great than that for
 DC> a natural childbirths.  

 CS> Butnot caused by thge cesearians.  The child's status more often
 CS> determines that than the mother's.  IE:  High risk babies almost
 CS> always delivered that way. 
 CS> Statstics have to be looked at closely before they mean anything.

The fact is, infant mortality rates for cesaerian births.  


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