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Episode 8 - Whose Business is Birth?
There are many parts of the pregnancy and birthing journey that belong to women in the United States, but some in which they have little to no say. Follow the money and it becomes clear who is in control. Look at the outcomes for infants and mothers and you may wonder if the control is in the wrong hands. For the full picture, download today!
Links to reports and articles referenced in this episode:
Stamford Medicine - Insurance Policy https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-health-insurance-changed-from-protecting-patients-to-seeking-profit.html
National Institutes of Health - Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sites/orwh/files/docs/ORWH_MMM_Booklet_508C.pdf
WISE - Having a baby in the US? Hospital, midwife, and delivery costs
https://wise.com/us/blog/cost-of-having-a-baby-in-united-states
Mama Natural - What Does Birth Cost in the U.S.?
https://www.mamanatural.com/birth-cost/
CDC- Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/severematernalmorbidity.html
National Institutes of Health - Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sites/orwh/files/docs/ORWH_MMM_Booklet_508C.pdf
The Washington Post - Our infant mortality rate is a national embarrassment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/29/our-infant-mortality-rate-is-a-national-embarrassment/
AJMC - How Much Does It Cost to Give Birth in the United States? It Depends on the State
https://www.ajmc.com/view/how-much-does-it-cost-to-give-birth-in-the-united-states-it-depends-on-the-state
World Health Organization - WHO statement on caesarean section rates
https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/maternal_perinatal_health/cs-statement/en/
CDC - Births - Method of Delivery
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/delivery.htm
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By Faith Flatt
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There are many parts of the pregnancy and birthing journey that belong to women in the United States, but some in which they have little to no say. Follow the money and it becomes clear who is in control. Look at the outcomes for infants and mothers and you may wonder if the control is in the wrong hands. For the full picture, download today!
Links to reports and articles referenced in this episode:
Stamford Medicine - Insurance Policy https://stanmed.stanford.edu/2017spring/how-health-insurance-changed-from-protecting-patients-to-seeking-profit.html
National Institutes of Health - Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sites/orwh/files/docs/ORWH_MMM_Booklet_508C.pdf
WISE - Having a baby in the US? Hospital, midwife, and delivery costs
https://wise.com/us/blog/cost-of-having-a-baby-in-united-states
Mama Natural - What Does Birth Cost in the U.S.?
https://www.mamanatural.com/birth-cost/
CDC- Severe Maternal Morbidity in the United States
https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/maternalinfanthealth/severematernalmorbidity.html
National Institutes of Health - Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
https://orwh.od.nih.gov/sites/orwh/files/docs/ORWH_MMM_Booklet_508C.pdf
The Washington Post - Our infant mortality rate is a national embarrassment
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2014/09/29/our-infant-mortality-rate-is-a-national-embarrassment/
AJMC - How Much Does It Cost to Give Birth in the United States? It Depends on the State
https://www.ajmc.com/view/how-much-does-it-cost-to-give-birth-in-the-united-states-it-depends-on-the-state
World Health Organization - WHO statement on caesarean section rates
https://www.who.int/reproductivehealth/publications/maternal_perinatal_health/cs-statement/en/
CDC - Births - Method of Delivery
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/delivery.htm