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The U.S. is a worse place for newborns than 68 other countries, including Egypt, Turkey and Peru, according to a report released Tuesday by Save the Children.
A million babies die every year globally on the same day they were born, including more than 11,000 American newborns, the report estimates. Most of them could be saved with fairly cheap interventions, the group says.
If only the anti-Choice fanatics were as upset about this as they are about abortion.
More US babies die day they are born than any industrialized country, report shows - Vitals
The U.S. is a worse place for newborns than 68 other countries, including Egypt, Turkey and Peru, according to a report released Tuesday by Save the Children.
A million babies die every year globally on the same day they were born, including more than 11,000 American newborns, the report estimates. Most of them could be saved with fairly cheap interventions, the group says.
The US has a different standard for measuring the infant mortality rate than do most other countries, fyi. For example, the infant mortality rate includes, as defined by the US, babies who are born prematurely yet die, or even the stillborn, whereas many European countries, for example, do not count the later two instances as "infant mortality", which cause those European countries' infant mortality rate to appear lower than the US'.
Of course, this isn't new news by any means, but who needs fact when you have partisan ranting, right?
Has nothing to do with what I was talking about, but okay.
Here's the thing. We are the only major industrialized country that doesn't have single payer health coverage for all our citizens.
And not surprisingly, we have the highest infant mortality rate in the industrialized world and higher than a lot of third world countries as well.
The US has a different standard for measuring the infant mortality rate than do most other countries, fyi. For example, the infant mortality rate includes, as defined by the US, babies who are born prematurely yet die, or even the stillborn, whereas many European countries, for example, do not count the later two instances as "infant mortality", which cause those European countries' infant mortality rate to appear lower than the US'.
Of course, this isn't new news by any means, but who needs fact when you have partisan ranting, right?
Unbiased link to that info?
The US has a different standard for measuring the infant mortality rate than do most other countries, fyi. For example, the infant mortality rate includes, as defined by the US, babies who are born prematurely yet die, or even the stillborn, whereas many European countries, for example, do not count the later two instances as "infant mortality", which cause those European countries' infant mortality rate to appear lower than the US'.
Of course, this isn't new news by any means, but who needs fact when you have partisan ranting, right?
Unbiased link to that info?
Has nothing to do with what I was talking about, but okay.
Here's the thing. We are the only major industrialized country that doesn't have single payer health coverage for all our citizens.
And not surprisingly, we have the highest infant mortality rate in the industrialized world and higher than a lot of third world countries as well.
Many babies in the United States are born too early. The U.S. preterm birth rate (1 in 8 births) is one of the highest in the industrialized world (second only to Cyprus). In fact, 130 countries from all across the world have lower preterm birth rates than the United States, the report reads. Teen births are partly to blame, the report says echoing other research that has shown this. The U.S. has the highest teenage birth rate of any industrialized country.
Has nothing to do with what I was talking about, but okay.
Here's the thing. We are the only major industrialized country that doesn't have single payer health coverage for all our citizens.
And not surprisingly, we have the highest infant mortality rate in the industrialized world and higher than a lot of third world countries as well.
If only the anti-Choice fanatics were as upset about this as they are about abortion.
More US babies die day they are born than any industrialized country, report shows - Vitals
The U.S. is a worse place for newborns than 68 other countries, including Egypt, Turkey and Peru, according to a report released Tuesday by Save the Children.
A million babies die every year globally on the same day they were born, including more than 11,000 American newborns, the report estimates. Most of them could be saved with fairly cheap interventions, the group says.
Has nothing to do with what I was talking about, but okay.
Here's the thing. We are the only major industrialized country that doesn't have single payer health coverage for all our citizens.
And not surprisingly, we have the highest infant mortality rate in the industrialized world and higher than a lot of third world countries as well.
Being against abortion isn't about saving lives. Most "pro-life" folks are pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty and are against all social programs that save lives.
It's about control and punishment.
Has nothing to do with what I was talking about, but okay.
Here's the thing. We are the only major industrialized country that doesn't have single payer health coverage for all our citizens.
And not surprisingly, we have the highest infant mortality rate in the industrialized world and higher than a lot of third world countries as well.
Being against abortion isn't about saving lives. Most "pro-life" folks are pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty and are against all social programs that save lives.
It's about control and punishment.
Being pro-life and pro death penalty is about the central issue of taking on some personal responsibility for the choices you make in life. Unfortunately, there is this perception that we must fight to save the lives of the CRIMINALS from facing an outcome that's considered cruel and unusual. It's this twisted notion that violent convicted criminals are worth having the chance to live.
Being against abortion isn't about saving lives. Most "pro-life" folks are pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty and are against all social programs that save lives.
It's about control and punishment.
Being pro-life and pro death penalty is about the central issue of taking on some personal responsibility for the choices you make in life. Unfortunately, there is this perception that we must fight to save the lives of the CRIMINALS from facing an outcome that's considered cruel and unusual. It's this twisted notion that violent convicted criminals are worth having the chance to live.
It's incredibly hypocritical of you folks, who preach "personal responsibility" to assign the power of life and death to the state.
Gotta love it.
Has nothing to do with what I was talking about, but okay.
Here's the thing. We are the only major industrialized country that doesn't have single payer health coverage for all our citizens.
And not surprisingly, we have the highest infant mortality rate in the industrialized world and higher than a lot of third world countries as well.
Being against abortion isn't about saving lives. Most "pro-life" folks are pro-gun, pro-war, pro-death penalty and are against all social programs that save lives.
It's about control and punishment.
Has nothing to do with what I was talking about, but okay.
Here's the thing. We are the only major industrialized country that doesn't have single payer health coverage for all our citizens.
And not surprisingly, we have the highest infant mortality rate in the industrialized world and higher than a lot of third world countries as well.
Perhaps you should look more into the rate... with the fact that we count everything whereas other countries DO NOT...
This stat is about as bogus as the WHO debunked bullshit
And oh, BTW.... we don't have or need single payer health care because government is not your nanny... What our government is to do is protect your freedoms so you can try and take care of yourself..
