Health insurance is a type of insurance coverage that covers  the cost of an insured individual's medical and surgical expenses.  Depending on the type of health insurance c â¦ overage, either the  insured pays costs out-of-pocket and is then reimbursed, or the  insurer makes payments directly to the provider.
Number of babies born in the US reaches record levels. Number of babies born in the US reaches record levels. The number of babies born in the US reached record levels in 2007, outpacing the birthrate from the late 1950s. Official figures released today showed that 4,317,119 babies were born there in 2007, the highest number on record.
According to the March of Dimes, neural tube defects happen in about 3,000 pregnancies each year in the United States. About 1,500 babies are born in the U.S. with spina bifida, the most common NTD, according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.