Medical knowledge is easy to obtain and medical techniques are advanced. Pregnant women are given complete prenatal care, and their babies 'safe births are almost assured. Cases of dystocia and stillbirth are now rare. The average length and weight of the newborn infants have increased.
由於醫療衛生常識的普及與醫護技術的進步，孕婦從產前檢查開始即受到醫師充分的照顧，嬰兒的出生也因此得到極大的保障，難產或死產的情形絕少發生，而初生兒的身高與體重，也較過去增加。