In some instances, there's maybe. In some instances, I don't know. At Omaha's Methodist Hospital where Dr. Robertson practices, he and his colleagues have some suspicions. For one, Nebraska has impressive success in reproductive technology, getting women pregnant who faced fertility problems. In addition to moms with single babies, Dr. Robertson delivers dozens of twins and triplets every year, and the number continues to grow.
Statistics reveal an increase in the number of children born who are tiny, even dangerously small.
So instead of slacking off, actually sometimes often technology makes things worse. You have a lot more little tiny babies that have a harder time surviving. That makes a difference. We're very blessed in the big city hospitals that we can specialize. Cecile Graf is a nurse who counsels rural medical professionals and new moms in small towns on the challenges of delivering outside of big city hospitals.