She was the first one on the island to have an American baby.

Girls there had no chance to produce American babies, and the island wanted one.

She gives birth at the hospital, but to an African American baby.

Still, on average, every 20 seconds an American baby is born.

Therefore more American babies are born with health risks and die within the first year.

But suppose it were to be an American baby?

Nearly half a million American babies are born prematurely each year, often with lung problems and other disorders.

One of every 1,000 American babies is born profoundly deaf.

About 60 percent of all American babies are named after close relatives.

The life expectancy of all American babies born in 1900 was just 49 years.