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minus-squarePoopingCough@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up61·21 hours agoI don’t disagree with your overall point, but statistics like that are almost always heavily skewed because of high infant mortality rates
minus-squaresnooggums@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23·21 hours agoThe mortality rate during childbirth was pretty high for women on top of the infant rate. Childbirth as a whole dragged the numbers down.
minus-squarepsud@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 hours agoThe mortality of mothers only became a big issue between doctors being in charge of birth and hand washing becoming a rule
minus-squaretetris11@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 hours agoThe domestication of storks has also led to fewer deaths upon delivery. I wish to also add something to this thread of reddit factoids.
I don’t disagree with your overall point, but statistics like that are almost always heavily skewed because of high infant mortality rates
The mortality rate during childbirth was pretty high for women on top of the infant rate. Childbirth as a whole dragged the numbers down.
The mortality of mothers only became a big issue between doctors being in charge of birth and hand washing becoming a rule
The domestication of storks has also led to fewer deaths upon delivery. I wish to also add something to this thread of reddit factoids.