Be careful when you compare international statistics...

The babies born in hospital corridors: Bed shortage forces 4,000 mothers to give birth in lifts, offices and hospital toilets Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1209034/The-babies-born-hospital-corridors-Bed-shortage-forces-4-000-mothers-birth-lifts-offices-hospital-toilets.html#ixzz0PIgAjqOB

A perfect example of why you cannot compare international statistics:

"Jesse throws up the canard that the U.S. has a poor infant mortality rate compared with other industrialized nations. Anyone with intelligence should realize this must be flawed. The U.N. says "live birth" means a child born in a country with a beating heart. Do all these other industrialized countries count "live births" this way? No. (But the U.S. does.) In Switzerland, it's a "live birth" only if the child is 30 cm long. Italy has at least three different definitions of infant death across three regions. Japan counts only births of Japanese nationals living in Japan. Canada does not count the births of Americans living in Canada. Also bogus are other rankings of health care are - like the ones that rank the U.S. as 35th in the world. (While people across the globe rush here for care? - Please.) A big U.N. factor in calculating this is EXACTLY HOW EQUAL IS THE COST FOR ALL PEOPLE for care. It's rigged to favor socialist medicine - just like Jesse's commen
- Irene, Boston, USA, 26/8/2009 15:"


"Phil from Michigan, that has got to be one of the more ignorant posts I've seen. Your data is flawed and I'm almost embarrassed for you. Let me educate you: The U.S., unlike many countries, measures according to the standards of the World Health Organization. Yes, unlike many countries, we count neonatal deaths, still births, severly ill babies... Just one heartbeat, or one breath equals a life lost. We count EVERYONE, Phil. The Swiss don't count babies under 12 inches long; Germans don't count babies unless they're at least a pound. In Fance and Belgium, babies within the first 5 months aren't even counted. Heck, your high-ranking Norway fairs no better than the U.S. when their underweight infants are counted. Convinced yet? Doubt it. People like you run from what demands actual thought and analysis. So, go back to your talking-points and lick the President's hand ... kool-aid boy. Or, grow a pair and quit the disingenuous practice of taking facts out of context!
- ej diaz, Phoenix, USA, 26/8/2009 15:12"


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