U.S. birth weights drop due to rise in cesarean births, inductions
Thursday, January 30, 2020 - 10:10
in Health & Medicine
U.S. birth weights have fallen significantly in recent decades due to soaring rates of cesarean deliveries and inductions which have shortened the average pregnancy by about a week, new CU Boulder research shows. “Our data indicate that there has been a dramatic shift in birth timing in this country, it is resulting in birthweight decline, […]