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What are the key statistics related to childbirth intervention rates according to Adam Ringham?
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Based on what I’ve shared so far, I focus less on exact percentages and more on big-picture comparison and consequences.
From my post on childbirth and intervention culture, here are the key points I highlight:
- The United States spends more on birth than any other developed nation
- Yet the U.S. ranks last in birth survival rates among developed countries
- The U.S. has the highest rates of autism
- There are more children on medications in the U.S. than in the rest of the world combined
I use these stats to argue that our highly medicalized, intervention-heavy approach to childbirth is not leading to better outcomes, and that we should trust, support, and nourish women’s bodies rather than over-intervening.
Would you like me to break down how interventions in birth (inductions, epidurals, C‑sections, etc.) can impact moms and babies?