Am I correct in saying the US makes a greater effort to save premature babies than any other counrty? If so, why are the critics always pointing to our high infant mortality rate. If expectant mothers in this country were transported to any other counry the mortality rate would be even higher.
Critics claim that the US has higher infant mortality rates because the claim supports their assertion that we spend a lot on health care and don’t get anything for it.
In fact, it has been known since the late 1990s that birth registration differences make cross country comparisions worthless. Babies counted as live births in the US, like the little boy in Britain, are classified as unviable in certain other countries. They are considered too small. By birthweight, US babies have the best chances in the world.
The OECD statistics on national rates of infant mortality have for years included an asterix that says they are not comparable across countries.
Critics of the US health care system still going on about infant mortality and citing the OECD statistics either can’t read small print or don’t like it when facts get in the way of a good story.
Apparently both of the major political parites in Britain are still telling voters their health system is the “envy of the world.”
Have you noticed the left wing almost never mentions Britain? I suppose Michael Moore is the exception.
Am I correct in saying the US makes a greater effort to save premature babies than any other counrty? If so, why are the critics always pointing to our high infant mortality rate. If expectant mothers in this country were transported to any other counry the mortality rate would be even higher.
Critics claim that the US has higher infant mortality rates because the claim supports their assertion that we spend a lot on health care and don’t get anything for it.
In fact, it has been known since the late 1990s that birth registration differences make cross country comparisions worthless. Babies counted as live births in the US, like the little boy in Britain, are classified as unviable in certain other countries. They are considered too small. By birthweight, US babies have the best chances in the world.
The OECD statistics on national rates of infant mortality have for years included an asterix that says they are not comparable across countries.
Critics of the US health care system still going on about infant mortality and citing the OECD statistics either can’t read small print or don’t like it when facts get in the way of a good story.