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Newborn babies weigh less today – possibly due to the increased popularity of cesarean sections and induced labor

  • Written by Andrea Tilstra, Ph.D. Candidate in Sociology, University of Colorado Boulder
Cesarean sections have become more common in the U.S. Tomsickova Tatyana/Shutterstock.com

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The decline in U.S. birth weight has been somewhat of a puzzle for public health researchers. Between 1990 and 2017, average birth weight declined from 7.36 pounds to 7.19 pounds.

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