Pregnancy and childbirth accounted ...

Pregnancy and childbirth accounted for single of every four hospital stays for women (44 million hospital admissions) in 2000 according to a strange fact book on women's health care from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The secondary leading reason for hospitalization of women 18 to 44 years of age in 2000 was depression (250000 hospital admissions), followed from fibroids of the uterus (139000 admissions), gallbladder disease (117000 admissions), back moot points (85,000 admissions), and asthma (70000 admissions). These statistics were readyed in Care of Women in U Hospitals, 2000 a fact work that lists data on wherefore women of different ages are hospitalized, what happens to them during their hospital stay, to what extent much hospitals charge for their stay, and who pays for their stay. The report is based onward data from AHRQ's Nationwide Inpatient Sample, a database that is part of the Healthcare charge and Utilization Project, which provides national estimates based upon a sample of approximately 1000 hospitals and 7 million hospital discharges. To obtain a archetype of the fact book, call the AHRQ Publication Clearinghouse at 800-358-9295 or make progress to the AHRQ Web site at www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/factbk3/factbk3.htm.

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