It’s Awful How Many American Women Die Giving Birth—and Inexcusable That Most Deaths Are Preventable -- Mother Jones

The United States has the highest maternal mortality rate in the developed world and is the only country where the rate of deaths from childbirth is increasing. And the majority of pregnancy-related deaths in the United States are preventable, according to a report released this month by Review to Action, a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention initiative. ....
https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2018/02/its-awful-how-many-american-women-die-giving-birth-and-inexcusable-that-most-deaths-are-preventable/