Why The U.S. Gets The Worst Childbirth Outcomes In The Industrialized World

Author: Jill HerendeenNumber Of Pages: 194Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing PlatformRelease Date: 10-12-2014Details: The United States gets the worst childbirth results in the industrialized world, and has for many years. Amnesty International took notice of our climbing maternal mortality rate a few years ago, and declared it a violation of human rights. We are #52 in the world in maternity results—some developing countries have gotten ahead of us--unless we’ve dropped still further since 2011; according to this Huffington Post article from May of 2014, we’re now up to 60th. You and your baby would have better odds surviving birth in forty other countries; and if you’re a woman of color, your odds would improve dramatically. To achieve this dismal result, we spend twice as much money, per birth, as any other country. Solving the problem would be a lot cheaper than maintaining the status quo. There are at least 52 countries which provide health care, one way or another, to