Numbers You Need To Know

28,000 + ........... The number of infants under the age of 1 that die each year in the United States

6.9 .................. The number, per every 1,000 life births, of infant deaths in the U.S.

9% ................... Percentage of premature births in the U.S. in 2000

12.7% ................ Percentage of premature births in the U.S. in 2005

29 ...................... The United States currently ranks 29th in infant mortality rate worldwide; the U.S. ranked 12th in 1960.

780,000 ................ Number of women who deliver without medical insurance in the U.S. annually

$10,000 .................. Average cost of pregnancy, including prenatal care and delivery and no complications

$7,800,000 .............. Cost to cover all average uninsured pregnancies in the United States, annually, if such a program existed

$700,000,000,000 ....... Cost to cover banking industry per recent Congressional bailout

Could it be said, then, that our government cares more about the welfare of our wealthy bankers than it does about the lives of our children?

I am PRO MOM!!!
Aaron Bouren
Advocate Aaron