> 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 c

> 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.