dubious distinction - again

The CDC released the 2007 birth statistics.

NJ 2007 Cesarean Rate is 38.3%

Highest rate in the United States again. The 2007 national average is 31.8%.

http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nvsr/nvsr57/nvsr57_12.pdf

of course many of our area hospitals are much higher than this average - and keep in mind that the current number is likely higher - these are 2007 numbers.

co-sleeping

In light of a recent CDC report on co-sleeping, here is a very sensible National Public Radio segment from the show "Tell Me More", which includes several parenting segment regulars, as well as Dr. James McKenna, director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame