Is Having a Baby Bad for Your Health?
Most American women might presume that the dangers of maternal mortality are a concern and problem only in developing nations. They’re wrong. A March 2010 report put out by Amnesty International entitled, Deadly Delivery: The Maternal Health Care Crisis in the USA, highlights eye-opening findings. The data is based on research carried out during 2008 and 2009. The organization has framed their conclusions as a call to action for women’s human rights in America. The revelation that “more than two women die everyday in the USA from complications of pregnancy and childbirth,” with half of those death being preventable if appropriate maternal health care was accessible, demands accountability. Since there are no federal requirements to report maternal mortality, the actual number of deaths may exceed those counted by double the amount.
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