Introduction to the Birth Scene | Birth Psychology : The 20th Century was a time of momentous change in childbirth. We must not overlook the lessons of this extraordinary period in the history of birth. From the beginning of human birth until very recently--a span of millions of years--babies were born at home with the assistance of an experienced relative or midwife. Women supported other women in birthing. Suddenly, in the 20th century, the situation was reversed: birth away from home, without family, in hospitals, and under the supervision of men! In the United States, 1939 was the turning point when more babies were born in hospitals than at home. The psychological problems created by this new way of American birth, although scarcely acknowledged, have been legion. During its resurgence in the 1900s, obstetrics was constructed on a foundation of what we can now describe as a false psychology which treated babies as sub-human or pre-human beings.
Birth and Violence | Birth Psychology : American Way of Birth, Costliest in the World. Improving Birth | Evidence-based Maternity Care for Everyone. New Study Confirms Obamacare's Birth Control Mandate Will Reduce Abortion Rate. By Tara Culp-Ressler on October 5, 2012 at 9:00 am "New Study Confirms Obamacare’s Birth Control Mandate Will Reduce Abortion Rate" A new study focusing on low-income women in St. Louis, MO concludes that expanding access to free contraception — just as the health care reform law does through its provision to provide birth control without a co-pay — leads to significantly lower rates of unintended teen pregnancy and abortion.
Researchers found that when women weren’t prohibited by cost, they chose more effective, long-lasting forms of birth control and experienced many fewer unintended pregnancies as a result. Researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. And researchers are confident that these positive findings could extend to the rest of the nation, estimating that the national simulation of their CHOICE program could prevent one abortion for every 79 to 137 women given a choice between free birth control options.
FASTSTATS - Births and Natality. UK version. Birth Statistics in the United States - Northside Hospital. In the US, about four million babies are born each year. Compared to women of generations past, women today are waiting longer to have babies, receiving more prenatal care, and having more cesarean deliveries . Increased Age In 1970, women, on average, had their first baby when they were 21.4 years old. This average age has increased to 25.4 years old. While most births still occur in women in their 20s, women have been waiting longer to start their families. Not only are women putting off having their first baby, but births to teenage girls are also at lower levels. How old you will be when you have your first child may be related to where you live.
Prenatal Care Compared with their predecessors, women today are more likely to receive prenatal care, which is associated with healthier babies and fewer pregnancy-related complications. Total Fertility Rate Down, More Boys Than Girls In 2011, the number of children a woman will give birth to over her lifetime was 1.9 children.