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> least two decades the US maternal mortality rate has been terrible for a supposedly advanced country. You are making the assumption that other countries prev
by brigadier132 2y ago
> least two decades the US maternal mortality rate has been terrible for a supposedly advanced country.
You are making the assumption that other countries previously measured maternal mortality the way the US currently does. Given US hospitals are actually good, despite costing a lot, I find it more likely that other developed countries also underestimate maternal mortality.
And if you read the article, it actually states that
> Maternal mortality is underreported in national statistics in many countries
- cratermoon 2y ago> You are making the assumption that other countries previously measured maternal mortality the way the US currently does. It doesn't really matter how other countries measure. The difference between the pre-2003 reality of US maternal mortality and what was reported is still there. Eliminate the comparison with other countries and the reality remains that mothers died in childbirth in the US at a rate higher than what had been reported. Of course, if the argument is that it's invalid to compare US maternal mortality rates to other countries, then it's also invalid to say the US maternal mortality rate was ever in line what that of other advanced countries.