OT: Re: How to have healthy children

[Guest guest]

For the average birth, yes they are overassisted these days. I only

said that not everyone can have a home birth.

The mortality rates were likely high for a multitude of reasons...poor

health, poor diet, and complications that no one could help

effectively...including uninformed midwives at the time.

> In a message dated 11/17/00 1:29:42 AM Eastern Standard Time,

xtina@h...

> writes:

>

> << As for historically, maternal

> and infant mortality was quite high even 100 years ago. >>

>

> but wouldn't you think all mortality rates (in general) were a lot

higher

> back then, than they are now?? i don't think it was all that bad

back

> then--having a baby at home...cure for some it was bad, as there are

times

> when you do need medical intervention, but for the average birth,

(and i

> don't beleive we have all that many of those anymore--most births

are way

> over-assisted, in my opinion) i bet things worked out just fine for

most.

> brigit