Unfathomable: "Despite spending more per capita on health care than any other country, the U.S. has the highest rate of deaths related to pregnancy and childbirth in the industrialized world." A major factor is midwifery, midwives are almost unheard of in the US. "Midwives in the U.S. participate in less than 10 percent of births. But in Sweden, Denmark and France, they lead around three-quarters of deliveries. In Great Britain, they deliver half of all babies, including all three of Kate Middleton’s."
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When it comes to midwife use, the U.S. falls behind other affluent countries. A deeper look at history explains why.
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