Canada
Hospital Births vs. Non-hospital Births:
Live births and fetal deaths (stillbirth), by place of birth (hospital or non-hospital), Canada,...annual.
Live births and fetal deaths (stillbirth), by place of birth (hospital or non-hospital), Canada,...annual.
Place of Birth | Vital Stats | 1991 | 2008 |
Total Births | 152,280 | 141,980 | |
hospital | Live | 148,582 97.57% of total births | 138,295 97.40% of total births |
Stillbirths* | 797 0.53% of hospital births | 1180 0.85% of hospital births | |
non-hospital | Live | 448 0.3% of total births | 2,495 1.8% of total births |
Stillbirths* | 4 0.88% of non-hospital births | 9 0.35% of non-hospital births | |
“* Fetal Death (stillbirth) is death prior to the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of conception…Only fetal deaths where the product of conception has a birth weight of 500 grams or more or the pregnancy is 20 weeks or longer are registered in Canada”.
SOURCE: Statistics Canada. Table 102-4516 – Live births and fetal deaths (stillbirths), by place of birth…CANSIM (database). (accessed: Dec. 23, 2011)
COMMENT: I found this data quite interesting. The total number of births dropped from 1991 to 2008, but the number of non-hospital births increased by more than five times! That tells me that Canadian women are leaning more and more towards birthing outside of the hospital!!!
COMMENT: I found this data quite interesting. The total number of births dropped from 1991 to 2008, but the number of non-hospital births increased by more than five times! That tells me that Canadian women are leaning more and more towards birthing outside of the hospital!!!
Cesarean sections - I have not been able to locate any statistics on C-section rates in Canada as of yet.
United States of America
Cesarean Section Statistics:
1975 | 2008 | W.H.O.* |
7% | 30% | 15% |
*The World Health Organization warns that the practice of Cesarean Sections should not exceed 15%.
COMMENT: Why is this procedure occurring twice as often as it should be in America? Why did the frequency of the practice of this procedure quadruple in just over 30 years?
COMMENT: Why is this procedure occurring twice as often as it should be in America? Why did the frequency of the practice of this procedure quadruple in just over 30 years?
