Babies Take Longer To Come Out Than They Did In Grandma's Day

The typical first-time mother takes 6 1/2 hours to give birth these days. Her counterpart 50 years ago labored for barely four hours. That's a finding with big implications for current rates of cesarean sections. Read More...

Read the complete post at http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2012/03/30/149718838/babies-take-longer-to-come-out-than-they-did-in-grandmas-day?ft=1&f=103537970


Posted Mar 31 2012, 03:50 PM by Shots - Health Blog