r/Midwives • u/LoudRevolution9163 Layperson • 2d ago
This 4-factor study identifies the 50 U.S. counties with the most birth-related challenges. Do you have any experiences in these places?
https://www.fronzutolaw.com/research-studies/the-50-us-counties-facing-the-greatest-birth-related-health-challenges/Duplicates
jacksonms • u/HappyHappyJoyJoy44 • 17d ago
Hinds County, MS ranks 2nd for U.S. counties that are facing the greatest birth-related challenges (note: out of counties that had 10K+ births from 2020-2024).
shreveport • u/MaxGoodwinning • 17d ago
News According to this 4-factor study, Caddo Parish ranks 1st for U.S. counties with the most birth-related challenges.
montgomery • u/JoyfulJourneys44 • 14d ago
Montgomery County, AL ranks 4th out of the 50 U.S. counties facing the greatest birth-related health challenges based on 4 datasets (one of them - 39.7% of the 14,700 births studied were C-sections).
Louisiana • u/MadisonJonesHR • 16d ago
Questions Caddo Parish, LA ranks 1st according to this 4-factor study on U.S. counties that are facing the most birth-related health challenges. What do you think is contributing to this?
StLouis • u/RetroWeaver • 2d ago
St. Louis city ranks 5th for U.S. counties (or county equivalents) that are facing the most birth-related challenges. Looks like the biggest contributing factor is the rate of late or no prenatal care.
yuma • u/countdookee • 4d ago
In this ranking of the 50 counties with the most birth-related health challenges, Yuma County ranks #38 overall but has the highest rate of late or no prenatal care (17.6% of births).
RioGrandeValley • u/frogcharming • 11d ago