While Vt. birthrate drops, Porter numbers remain consistent
Posted on February 20, 2012 |
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JOSH CLARK AND Kim Shaw are two of the newest parents to deliver a baby at Porter Hospital’s Birthing Center, which continues to attract a consistent flow of expectant parents. Clark and Shaw’s daughter, Cailyn, was born Feb. 8.
Independent photo/Trent Campbell
MIDDLEBURY — While Vermont’s population continues to get grayer, Porter Hospital’s Birthing Center is attracting a consistent, healthy flow of expectant parents — a clientele that is also coming from outside Addison County.
Statistics covering the past five years show annual births at the Middlebury hospital hovering around the 300 mark. Specifically, number of babies born at the Birthing Center were as follows:
• 288 in 2007.
• 340 in 2008.
• 299 in 2009.
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