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May 26, 2013 at 15:22 comment added Guillaume In China most birth a C-section, and I think China counts as an industrialized nation.
Apr 9, 2013 at 15:04 history edited KeithS CC BY-SA 3.0
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Apr 9, 2013 at 15:01 comment added KeithS @TorbenGundtofte-Bruun - What I said is what the linked documentary said. Further research shows they're wrong and you're right; most women in other industrialized nations held up as shining examples of universal healthcare (UK, France, Canada) do in fact have their children in a hospital (the UK distinguishes between a "midwifery unit", which can be the maternity ward of a hospital, and the hospital proper, which blurs the line).
Apr 8, 2013 at 20:51 comment added Mark Adler This is the answer you want to read.
Apr 8, 2013 at 19:46 comment added Torben Gundtofte-Bruun "the entire idea of giving birth in a hospital in the first place" is not particularly US-centric; that seems to be commonplace and not even exclusive to Western culture.
Apr 8, 2013 at 19:45 comment added Torben Gundtofte-Bruun Google says VBAC = vaginal birth after caesarean
Apr 8, 2013 at 17:32 history answered KeithS CC BY-SA 3.0