What is Childbirth?
What is Childbirth?
- Childbirth: Delivery of a fetus by a pregnant woman.
- Childbirth: the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child.
Source - WordNet 2.1
Childbirth: Introduction
Types of Childbirth:
Broader types of Childbirth:
How many people get Childbirth?
Incidence (annual) of Childbirth: 4,043,000 annual live births ending Aug 2001 (NVSR 50:7 2002); 4,058,814 annually in 1999 in USA (CDC)
Incidence Rate of Childbirth: approx 1 in 67 or 1.49% or 4 million people in USA [about data]
How serious is Childbirth?
Complications of Childbirth:
see complications of Childbirth
Deaths for Childbirth: 399 female deaths for "pregnancy and childbirth" in America in the USA 2001(NCHS, 2003)
Death rate for Childbirth: 1.5 percent (NIDDK)
What causes Childbirth?
Causes of Childbirth: see causes of Childbirth
Risk factors for Childbirth:
see
risk factors for Childbirth
What are the symptoms of Childbirth?
Complications of Childbirth:
see complications of Childbirth
Childbirth: Testing
Diagnostic testing: see tests for Childbirth.
Misdiagnosis: see misdiagnosis and Childbirth.
How is it treated?
Treatments for Childbirth:
see treatments for Childbirth
Research for Childbirth:
see research for Childbirth
Society issues for Childbirth
Cost statistics for Childbirth:
The following are statistics from various sources about costs and Childbirth:
- Estimated $733,102,000 spent in public hospitals on pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Estimated $315,782,000 spent in public hospitals on pregnancy, childbirth and puerperium in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Estimated $345,194,000 spent in public hospitals on newborns and neonates in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- Estimated $56,932,000 spent in public hospitals on newborns and neonates in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Hospitalization statistics for Childbirth:
The following are statistics from various sources about hospitalizations and Childbirth:
- 24.0% of hospitalisations for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium in public hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 300,644 admissions to public hospitals because of pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 5.1% of hospitalisations for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium disorders in private hospitals are single day in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
- 71,979 patient days spent in private hospitals for pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium disorders in Australia 2001-02 (AIHW National Hospital Morbidity Database, Australia’s Health 2004, AIHW)
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Medical procedure statistics for Childbirth:
The following are statistics from various sources
about medical procedures and Childbirth:
- About 4,043,000 annual live births ending Aug 2001 (NVSR 50:7 2002)
- 944,000 episiotomies were performed annually in the US 2000 (NCHS, CDC)
- 923,991 caesarean sections were performed annually in the US 2000 (National Vital Statistics Reports, NCHS, CDC)
- 96,698 amniocentesis procedures were performed annually in the US 2000 (National Vital Statistics Reports, NCHS, CDC)
- 800,448 induced labour procedures were performed annually in the US 2000 (National Vital Statistics Reports, NCHS, CDC)
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Organs Affected by Childbirth:
Organs and body systems related to Childbirth include:
Name and Aliases of Childbirth
Main name of condition: Childbirth
Other names or spellings for Childbirth:
Confinement, Birth, Births, Delivery
Childbearing, Accouchement, Vaginal birth
Source - WordNet 2.1
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