This is a really scary study showing that the USA is the worst developed country in regards to maternal death rate.

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Apr 12, 2019
10:00:50am

shimmy The books were better.

This is a really scary study showing that the USA is the worst developed country in regards to maternal death rate.

U.S. Has The Worst Rate Of Maternal Deaths In The Developed World

More American women are dying of pregnancy-related complications and that rate is rising.

https://www.npr.org/2017/05/12/528098789/u-s-has-the-worst-rate-of-maternal-deaths-in-the-developed-world

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This is a really scary study showing that the USA is the worst developed country in regards to maternal death rate.

shimmy The books were better.

4/12/19 10:00am

A couple of thoughts from a non-professional

Colorado

4/12/19 10:14am

Yeah. All interesting. I only read the summary and not the whole thing.

shimmy

4/12/19 10:23am

I wager it is higher in the south where obesity is much more common.

molodyets

4/12/19 10:27am

Good points about attitudes toward abortion and general health being a factor

Colorado

4/12/19 11:50am

very sad article, but I wish they'd gone more into what exactly the numbers mean

byujag

4/12/19 10:21am

yeah, diversity and size make a big difference. I'd be interested in seeing a

Colorado

4/12/19 10:26am

Ugh. Our rate is in the same category as Russia and China. To make things worse,

NewMexiCoug

4/12/19 10:51am

This phrase from the article provides some insight:

NewMexiCoug

4/12/19 10:40am

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