maternal death

Childbirth deaths in the U.S. highest in decades

by Sandy Maple, Posted Aug 25th 2007 6:02PM

Compared to 90 years ago, death from childbirth is pretty rare. Back then, nearly one in every 100 births in the U.S. resulted in the death of the mother. But by 2004, those numbers were drastically changed, with only 13 deaths per 100,000 live ...

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