Economics of Birth
What are We Paying For in Birth?
Whether birth is covered under an insurance plan, or whether a woman or couple are paying “out-of-pocket&[...]
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Cesarean Surgery
The cesarean rate in the U.S. reached a peak of 25% in the 1980′s and is still at an epidemic level of 24%. That is triple the rate fr[...]
The Big Picture
Our routine practices make the American way of birth and mother-baby care the most expensive in the world. Yet they are based on fundamental m[...]
Breastfeeding
A mother’s milk is specifically designed to meet the changing needs of her own baby as it grows. The makeup of her milk changes from day[...]
Epidural anesthesia
Epidurals, a most recent variation on the theme of spinal anesthesia, are today considered “the Cadillac” of all pain relief in birt[...]
The American Way of Birth (which is being exported to the world)
Each year nearly 4 million babies are born in America. Fewer than 5% of these births occur naturally. The term “natural” has bec[...]