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Childbirth in Japan Compared with Childbirth in USA : Implications for Birth and Safety in Health Care

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Abstract The infant mortality rate was 3.8% in Japan and 6.8% in the United States in 1999. Even though the maternal death rate per 100,000 people is 7.1% in both Japan and the U.S., how does Japan have such a... low infant mortality rate? This paper will present a general understanding of the way childbearing is handled today by Japanese people in comparison to Americans, touching on controversial and important issues in both cultures.
1999年における日本の幼児死亡率は3.8%と米国の幼児死亡率は6.8%と比較して低い。母体死亡率は ほぼ同様であるのに、何故日本の幼児死亡率がこのように低いのか?本稿では今日の日本における分娩 の様式について米国と比較し、これに関連して両国の文化における議論の多い重要な問題点について論 じる。
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Created Date 2009.09.08
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