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

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  • Sananman M
    Eleanor M Sananman was Japan in Today's world (JTW) Program student in Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan | Natural Sciences Department, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002 U.S.A.
  • Martin Deb
    Natural Sciences Department, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA 01002 U.S.A.
  • Kaku Tsunehisa
    Department of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan

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  • Childbirth in Japan Compared with Childburth in USA Implications ofr Birth and Safety in Health Care

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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.

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