Unassisted Childbirth
Statistics

As many of you know, I have been collecting statistics from women who have given birth unassisted, at home without the aid of a doctor or midwife.
Although I am still going to be collecting information for quite a while there are those who have asked to see periodic summaries of the information I have gathered so far. Here is a summary that is current as of: Dec. 1, 2009
Number of Total Births = 264
Average #weeks gestation at time of birth = 40.35
Distribution:
35
weeks .49%
36 weeks 1.99%
37 weeks 2.96%
38 weeks 5.47%
39 weeks 15.42%
40 weeks 34.82%
41 weeks 19.40%
42 weeks 5.97%
43 weeks 7.96%
44 weeks 1.49%
Unknown 3.96%
Lowest Birth
Weight 5 lb 7 oz
Highest Birth Weight 12 lb 0 oz
Received Medical
Prenatal Care
53.23
% Average # prenatal visits 4.63
Performed Own Prenetal
Care 46.76 %
Low Risk High Risk Moderate Risk
54.22%
18.40%
27.36%
Transported To
Hospital 8.45
% Before Birth After Birth
4.97% 3.48%
C-sections
required .99% (2 out of 201)
This is less than 1%
Hospital C-section rate averages 22 to 25%
Had Newborn Examined By Doctor After Birth 44.27 %
Newborn
Complications requiring emergency
transport
0.00%
Infant Mortality 0.00%
Average Age of Mother 28.63
Youngest
Mother 19
Oldest Mother 42
Attempted/Failed
UC .99 %
If anyone has had
an unassisted birth and
would
like to fill out
my survey, please email me at childbirth@unhinderedliving.com
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