US Maternal Mortality Ranking
I find it mildly satisfying to note that the countries with the highest level of midwives in maternal care have the lowest maternal losses. Then I am saddened to see our country on the same plane as South America, parts of Africa and the more “un-modern” countries of eastern Europe.
Tags: country, maternal, maternity, midwife, midwives, mothers, united states, WHO
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May 13, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I agree that midwifes provide safer births, but one of the reasons for a seemingly high infant mortality rate in the U.S. is the way the hospitals save every baby, even at 25 weeks gestation….my daughter is a nurse, preparing to be a midwife, and she came across an article that supports this….I just think insurance companies should stay out of birthing choices….