Category: home birth
PODCAST: Interview with Elizabeth Gregory on Home Births During the Pandemic
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/podcasts/2021/20211210/20211210.htm HOST: Though no historical data are available, it is widely accepted that most births prior to the 20th century occurred in the home. With the arrival of the 20th century and the advances in modern medicine that came with it, home births became far less common – as low as 0.56% of all births Read More >
Posted on byBirths: Final Data for 2018
Questions for Joyce Martin, Health Statistician and Lead Author of “Births: Final Data for 2018” Q: What is new in this report from the 2018 provisional birth report? JM: In addition to providing final numbers and rates for numerous birth characteristics such as fertility rates, teen childbearing, cesarean delivery and preterm and low birthweight, this Read More >
Posted on byBirths at home and births by midwife
Home birthing and the use of a midwife versus a doctor is often the subject of discussion on the pages of popular magazines. As part of our study of births, the National Center for Health Statistics produces data on the place of birth and who is attendant at that birth annually. Those data from 1990 Read More >
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