What Is the Most Common Birthing Practice in Canada

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Multiple Choice

What is the most common birthing practice in Canada?

• A) delivery at a hospital
• B) use of a midwife during delivery in hospital
• C) delivery at home with a midwife present
• D) the LeBoyer method

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Definitions:

Risk

The potential for losing something of value or the possibility of an adverse outcome.

Age

A measure of the length of time an individual has lived, often expressed in years.

Gestational-age Infant

Refers to a newborn and the period of gestation at which they were born, used to assess if the birth occurred prematurely, on time, or post-term.

Spontaneous Abortion

The natural loss of a pregnancy before the fetus can survive outside the uterus, often referred to as a miscarriage.