Hospitalizations Lower for Rural Infants, Study Finds
Infants born in rural areas of California between 1993 and 2005 were hospitalized less than infants born in urban regions, according to a study by researchers from the Children's Hospital of Pennsylvania and the University of Pennsylvania. The study found that infants living in small rural counties were in the hospital for 370 days per 1,000 infants in their first year of life, compared to 474 days for infants living in large urban counties.
- "Babies in Rural Counties Hospitalized Less" (HealthyCal, 11/30).