At-home births and infant mortality
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The United States infant mortality rate is one of the highest in the developed world — and advocates of home birth say the push for hospital births has something to do with that.
The U.S. has a high rate of cesarean sections and epidurals. Would home birth help? Many midwives say yes, but some doctors caution that giving birth at home can be very dangerous.
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