Newborn Survival Rates: At the Bottom Again
We just learned thatU.S. health ranks behind England in terms of diabetes, heart disease, strokes, lung disease, and cancer.
Now here’s news that the U.S. ranks behind lots of countries for newborn survival rates. Can you believe that?! And why?
According to a Fox News report of this recent ranking, researchers identified lack of national health insurance and short maternity leaves in the U.S. as contributors. Fox also cited a health policy expert who claimed that, while the U.S. excels in high-tech services for complicated cases, Americans lack (by not paying for) basic preventative health care.
Basic preventative health care… hmm… prevention… hmm… not very flashy, is it? Isn’t that what it’s all about for those of us trying to adopt natural health and wellness measures? That is TRUE health care (not the “sickness care” of the medical establishment).
I agree that our traditional medical field provides incredibly valuable services for “high-tech” procedures like complicated surgeries, but I do think we would do well to rely less on the medical establishment for this basic preventative care. This report suggests it’s not there anyway, and we CAN do much more for ourselves, don’t you think?
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