Anonymous wrote:Shameful. I wish this could be a wakeup call. It seems pretty apolitical that we as a country would like for women to survive pregnancy and for their babies to have living mothers.

It’s technical fairly easy to do, but addressing it would shatter many powerful people’s lives.

Shameful. I wish this could be a wakeup call. It seems pretty apolitical that we as a country would like for women to survive pregnancy and for their babies to have living mothers.

Anonymous wrote:Well, if it's in the WSJ then perhaps conservatives will take note (or at least not dismiss it as they would if it appeared in a mainstream media newspaper).

Here is the first line of the article, which is behind a paywall.

"Maternal deaths surged to the highest rate in nearly 60 years, data showed, exacerbating a years long trend that has made the U.S. the most dangerous place among high-income countries to give birth."

They won’t snd don’t care. The article specifically states that Black women are the most affected. When was the last time conservatives cared about Black women? Now if the most affected were young, white women there might be concern from that group. Sigh.

Anonymous wrote:Health is declining overall. Life expextancy, substance abuse, obesity rates all trending the wrong direction.

Yup. Life expectancy was dropping for many demographics before the pandemic and the pandemic had accelerated that trend. It’s super disturbing (and well documented, most famously by Angus Deaton and Anne Case) but to take the issue seriously is anathema to the powerful, it would shatter their self-serving lies.

Health is declining overall. Life expextancy, substance abuse, obesity rates all trending the wrong direction.

Anonymous wrote:Can republicans remind of why America has the bestest healthcare system in the world?

Oh did you think they meant best patient outcomes? No, they never meant that. The best healthcare system for making the largest profit and the widest gulf between what we could provide vs what we do provide, yes, it’s best for that.

So much "making America "Great" Again."

Pregnant women need to be vaccinated for Covid, and encouraged to do things which decrease the chance that they get Covid while pregnant - masking, social distancing, etc.

Pregnant women and their developing babies are at higher risk for severe outcomes if they get Covid-19, and now a large, international review is helping to underscore how devastating those risks can be.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/16/health/covid-19-pregnancy-risks-review/index.html

Pregnancy will be the new death sentence in America.

Can republicans remind of why America has the bestest healthcare system in the world?

It's going to go even higher in the next few years.
The "GOP" has a lot to answer for.

This also happens when you ban abortion. True facts. Look it up. In 2020, 62% higher rates of maternal death rates in abortion-restricted states.

This is sure to rise.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/26/maternal-mortality-rates-states-abortion-bans-report/11096705002/

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2022-12-14/report-maternal-mortality-has-been-higher-in-abortion-restricting-states

And countries that loosened abortion restrictions see decrease in maternal deaths.

https://www.prb.org/resources/laws-change-lives-what-is-the-connection-between-abortion-laws-and-maternal-health/

Yes we know the forced birthers say some of these deaths are among women and girls seeking illegal abortions, so they deserve it, saves the states from having to prosecute and ise the death penalty for these women and so on.

Well, if it's in the WSJ then perhaps conservatives will take note (or at least not dismiss it as they would if it appeared in a mainstream media newspaper).

Here is the first line of the article, which is behind a paywall.

"Maternal deaths surged to the highest rate in nearly 60 years, data showed, exacerbating a years long trend that has made the U.S. the most dangerous place among high-income countries to give birth."

Anonymous wrote:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-maternal-mortality-hits-highest-level-since-1965-f9829776

‘Murica!

One of the many evils of for-profit health care is that profits will always win. Gotta keep those shareholders happy.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-maternal-mortality-hits-highest-level-since-1965-f9829776

‘Murica!