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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We were more concerned about the known risks of being in a hospital to give birth to our baby. But I fully support each family's right to made their own choices, and you should to.

The US mortality rate for hospital birthing mothers is the absolute worst in the developed world. This sad statistic is horrific.[/quote]
And it's on the rise. Why?[/quote]

Because women are in worse health due to poverty and obesity; and African American women (who bear the brunt of increased maternal mortality) don't have access to ENOUGH interventions.  It has f-all to do with natural childbirth. Sometimes people do mention c-sections as a cause of our maternal mortality rate, but I've never seen an analysis that shows the degree to which they contribute, and whether the deaths could be avoided.  Instead, the deaths due to c-sections seem to be due to poor post-partum care, not the c-section itself.  For example, this story about Kira Johnson has been making the rounds - she died because her c-section complications were not properly treated:  https://www.theroot.com/kira-johnson-spoke-5-languages-raced-cars-was-daughte-1829862323

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