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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_death "The historical level of maternal deaths is probably around 1 in 100 bi
by rkts 18y ago
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_death http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maternal_death
"The historical level of maternal deaths is probably around 1 in 100 births." However: "Mortality rates reached horrible proportions in maternity institutions in the 1800s, sometimes climbing to 40 percent of birthgiving women."
- mattmaroon 18y agohttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_expectancy "Also, the life expectancy for women was lower throughout history than it was for men; because, until the advent of modern medicine, one in four women died in childbirth." I had heard this statistic originally in some atheist propaganda video, hilariously enough.