USA Today finds the reason for the USA have the highest maternal death rate among developed countries

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The US has highest maternal death rate in the developed world. Many US hospitals are not following the best practices for the delivery of babies.

Thousands of women suffer life-altering injuries or die during childbirth because US hospitals and medical workers skip safety practices that are known to prevent problems. Doctors and nurses should be weighing bloody pads to track blood loss so they recognize danger sooner. They should be giving medication within an hour of spotting dangerously high blood pressure to fend off strokes.

One exception in the U.S.: California, where safety experts and hospitals worked together to implement practices that are now endorsed by leading medical societies as the gold standard of care. Statewide, California’s maternal death rate has fallen by half, while deaths rose across most of the country.

Despite widespread recognition that the California safety measures save lives, hospitals elsewhere have been slow to use them.

USA TODAY obtained more than a half-million pages of internal hospital quality records and examined the cases of more than 150 women whose deliveries went terribly wrong.

Each year, more than 50,000 US women who are giving birth are severely injured. About 700 mothers die. The best estimates say that half of these deaths could be prevented and half the injuries reduced or eliminated with better care.

At dozens of hospitals in New York, Pennsylvania and the Carolinas fewer than half of maternity patients were promptly treated for dangerous blood pressure that put them at risk of stroke. At some of those hospitals, less than 15% of mothers in peril got recommended treatments.

The lack of attention happens at hospitals big and small, from tiny community delivery units to major birthing centers that tout state-of-the art technology and training.

61 thoughts on “USA Today finds the reason for the USA have the highest maternal death rate among developed countries”

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  2. The soybean exports last year were 28 billion dollars… putting all in one quarter could contribute 0.45% of that 4.1%. Which means it would have been 3.65% without this effect. I admit it likely didn’t go down exactly that way but I’m just trying to demonstrate the effect…

  4. The soybean exports last year were 28 billion dollars… putting all in one quarter could contribute 0.45{22800fc54956079738b58e74e4dcd846757aa319aad70fcf90c97a58f3119a12} of that 4.1{22800fc54956079738b58e74e4dcd846757aa319aad70fcf90c97a58f3119a12}. Which means it would have been 3.65{22800fc54956079738b58e74e4dcd846757aa319aad70fcf90c97a58f3119a12} without this effect. I admit it likely didn’t go down exactly that way but I’m just trying to demonstrate the effect…

  6. Pregnancy is one of the leading cause of death for young women. Giving birth is still dangerous. My sister in law almost died a few months ago for a mistake made during a C-Sect.

  7. You haven’t apparently been in any California hospitals recently. Signs regarding hand hygiene are every where. Hand sanitizers and soap dispensers are present by the hundreds and thousands in nearly every nook and cranny of every major hospital.

  8. There are some basic rules that hospital worker and Doctors forget to do in the US such as Wash your hands with Soap and Water (or Hand Sanitizer) before seeing a Patient. In Israeli Hospitals Hand Sanitizers are at the doorway of each room and everyone has to use it.

  9. First off, it’s almost certain China’s numbers are nowhere near being as good as advertised (I’m assuming the difference in growth rates is about 3% which is very reasonable.) Second, in essence the ratio of of the GDP’s is 1 to 1.33 so solving for n in 1.03 to the nth power equals 1.333 you get n being about 10. Note, China is improving their record keeping so we will be in a couple of years able to get a much better handle on both the size of their economy and their growth rate. Currently they rely on often exaggerated numbers from local officials wishing to keep their jobs and/or get promoted.

  10. Pregnancy is one of the leading cause of death for young women. Giving birth is still dangerous. My sister in law almost died a few months ago for a mistake made during a C-Sect.

  11. You haven’t apparently been in any California hospitals recently. Signs regarding hand hygiene are every where. Hand sanitizers and soap dispensers are present by the hundreds and thousands in nearly every nook and cranny of every major hospital.

  12. There are some basic rules that hospital worker and Doctors forget to do in the US such as Wash your hands with Soap and Water (or Hand Sanitizer) before seeing a Patient. In Israeli Hospitals Hand Sanitizers are at the doorway of each room and everyone has to use it.

  13. First off it’s almost certain China’s numbers are nowhere near being as good as advertised (I’m assuming the difference in growth rates is about 3{22800fc54956079738b58e74e4dcd846757aa319aad70fcf90c97a58f3119a12} which is very reasonable.) Second in essence the ratio of of the GDP’s is 1 to 1.33 so solving for n in 1.03 to the nth power equals 1.333 you get n being about 10.Note China is improving their record keeping so we will be in a couple of years able to get a much better handle on both the size of their economy and their growth rate. Currently they rely on often exaggerated numbers from local officials wishing to keep their jobs and/or get promoted.

  16. Why are C-Sections so popular in the US? In Jerusalem, Israel only a very small percentage of Women have them. Labor normally takes 3 – 4 days for the first 4 or 5 children, then it goes quicker after that. Many Haredim women have 17-21 Children in Jerusalem

  18. I’m tired of people trying to rip our country apart. ” That would be the LibTards. They will not obey the Constitution and don’t have the guts to openly try to change it. So they are invidious weasels.

  19. Why are C-Sections so popular in the US? In Jerusalem Israel only a very small percentage of Women have them. Labor normally takes 3 – 4 days for the first 4 or 5 children then it goes quicker after that. Many Haredim women have 17-21 Children in Jerusalem

  21. I’m tired of people trying to rip our country apart. “”That would be the LibTards. They will not obey the Constitution and don’t have the guts to openly try to change it. So they are invidious weasels.”””

  22. Assume. You know what the major problem in the USA is? Too many Politicians out there trying to brainwash people into believing the USA is Number One at everything. It is getting tougher and tougher to make meaningful change in the USA too. No one is surprised by anything any more. We’ve become numb to corruption, murder, theft, malpractice, drugs, you name it. We’re past the point of caring any longer. The people that have money are just putting up bigger walls to separate themselves from the have not’s. The crazy thing is… even people with money are finding it difficult to get great healthcare. The system is totally broken in the USA and Politicians, they probably actually care, but they know they cannot touch it because they will not get elected or re-elected.

  23. Assume. You know what the major problem in the USA is? Too many Politicians out there trying to brainwash people into believing the USA is Number One at everything. It is getting tougher and tougher to make meaningful change in the USA too. No one is surprised by anything any more. We’ve become numb to corruption murder theft malpractice drugs you name it. We’re past the point of caring any longer. The people that have money are just putting up bigger walls to separate themselves from the have not’s. The crazy thing is… even people with money are finding it difficult to get great healthcare. The system is totally broken in the USA and Politicians they probably actually care but they know they cannot touch it because they will not get elected or re-elected.

  25. It definitely is still dangerous. But it is telling that as medical science improves, medical care for WOMEN, when it comes to childbirth, is not literally getting WORSE. Old, grandfathered in practices are still used…like giving birth on your back. That’s literally from the 1800’s, solely for the doctor’s convenience and nothing else, and is terrible for the mother AND makes it harder to give birth. But makes it easier on the doctor…so it’s still going. Women’s health always lags behind men’s (take a look at medical research and what’s been happening with research on men vs. women), but this is beyond that into true negligence toward the mother. A good example of how true this is? INFANT mortality rate has been improving while the mother’s mortality rate is getting worse.

  26. Kind of worse when you learn that infant mortality rates are going down at the same time. Just shows how bad women’s health care really is in this country sadly.

  28. It definitely is still dangerous. But it is telling that as medical science improves medical care for WOMEN when it comes to childbirth is not literally getting WORSE. Old grandfathered in practices are still used…like giving birth on your back. That’s literally from the 1800’s solely for the doctor’s convenience and nothing else and is terrible for the mother AND makes it harder to give birth. But makes it easier on the doctor…so it’s still going. Women’s health always lags behind men’s (take a look at medical research and what’s been happening with research on men vs. women) but this is beyond that into true negligence toward the mother.A good example of how true this is? INFANT mortality rate has been improving while the mother’s mortality rate is getting worse.

  30. Kind of worse when you learn that infant mortality rates are going down at the same time. Just shows how bad women’s health care really is in this country, sadly.

  36. And who just used the demeaning language???? I guarantee you it wasn’t a Liberal. What’s the animosity about anyway?? The Conservatives are running the country now so why are you acting this way? Do you expect Liberals just to roll over and die or are mad because we won’t “see the light?” This would all be really silly if you weren’t being so mean spirited…. You ever see the old Star Trek episode were an alien life force had trapped the Enterprise crew and a Klingon crew together in a runaway space ship and was going to trick them fight each other for all eternity. That’s what this reminds me of. Some people want to see this nation divide itself into camps and see us fight amongst ourselves.

  37. And who just used the demeaning language???? I guarantee you it wasn’t a Liberal. What’s the animosity about anyway?? The Conservatives are running the country now so why are you acting this way? Do you expect Liberals just to roll over and die or are mad because we won’t see the light?”” This would all be really silly if you weren’t being so mean spirited….You ever see the old Star Trek episode were an alien life force had trapped the Enterprise crew and a Klingon crew together in a runaway space ship and was going to trick them fight each other for all eternity. That’s what this reminds me of. Some people want to see this nation divide itself into camps and see us fight amongst ourselves.”””

  40. I want a separate line on the graph for California, everyone loves to talk shit about CA but when things like this pop up I would loves to see the difference between CA and the world vs the rest of the states.

  44. And who just used the demeaning language???? I guarantee you it wasn’t a Liberal. What’s the animosity about anyway?? The Conservatives are running the country now so why are you acting this way? Do you expect Liberals just to roll over and die or are mad because we won’t “see the light?” This would all be really silly if you weren’t being so mean spirited….

    You ever see the old Star Trek episode were an alien life force had trapped the Enterprise crew and a Klingon crew together in a runaway space ship and was going to trick them fight each other for all eternity. That’s what this reminds me of. Some people want to see this nation divide itself into camps and see us fight amongst ourselves.

  48. Kind of worse when you learn that infant mortality rates are going down at the same time. Just shows how bad women’s health care really is in this country, sadly.

  50. It definitely is still dangerous. But it is telling that as medical science improves, medical care for WOMEN, when it comes to childbirth, is not literally getting WORSE. Old, grandfathered in practices are still used…like giving birth on your back. That’s literally from the 1800’s, solely for the doctor’s convenience and nothing else, and is terrible for the mother AND makes it harder to give birth. But makes it easier on the doctor…so it’s still going.

    Women’s health always lags behind men’s (take a look at medical research and what’s been happening with research on men vs. women), but this is beyond that into true negligence toward the mother.

    A good example of how true this is? INFANT mortality rate has been improving while the mother’s mortality rate is getting worse.

  51. Assume. You know what the major problem in the USA is? Too many Politicians out there trying to brainwash people into believing the USA is Number One at everything. It is getting tougher and tougher to make meaningful change in the USA too. No one is surprised by anything any more. We’ve become numb to corruption, murder, theft, malpractice, drugs, you name it. We’re past the point of caring any longer. The people that have money are just putting up bigger walls to separate themselves from the have not’s. The crazy thing is… even people with money are finding it difficult to get great healthcare. The system is totally broken in the USA and Politicians, they probably actually care, but they know they cannot touch it because they will not get elected or re-elected.

  52. Why are C-Sections so popular in the US? In Jerusalem, Israel only a very small percentage of Women have them. Labor normally takes 3 – 4 days for the first 4 or 5 children, then it goes quicker after that. Many Haredim women have 17-21 Children in Jerusalem

  54. ” I’m tired of people trying to rip our country apart. ”

    That would be the LibTards. They will not obey the Constitution and don’t have the guts to openly try to change it. So they are invidious weasels.

  56. Pregnancy is one of the leading cause of death for young women. Giving birth is still dangerous. My sister in law almost died a few months ago for a mistake made during a C-Sect.

  57. You haven’t apparently been in any California hospitals recently. Signs regarding hand hygiene are every where. Hand sanitizers and soap dispensers are present by the hundreds and thousands in nearly every nook and cranny of every major hospital.

  58. There are some basic rules that hospital worker and Doctors forget to do in the US such as Wash your hands with Soap and Water (or Hand Sanitizer) before seeing a Patient. In Israeli Hospitals Hand Sanitizers are at the doorway of each room and everyone has to use it.

  59. First off, it’s almost certain China’s numbers are nowhere near being as good as advertised (I’m assuming the difference in growth rates is about 3% which is very reasonable.) Second, in essence the ratio of of the GDP’s is 1 to 1.33 so solving for n in 1.03 to the nth power equals 1.333 you get n being about 10.

    Note, China is improving their record keeping so we will be in a couple of years able to get a much better handle on both the size of their economy and their growth rate. Currently they rely on often exaggerated numbers from local officials wishing to keep their jobs and/or get promoted.

  60. The soybean exports last year were 28 billion dollars… putting all in one quarter could contribute 0.45% of that 4.1%. Which means it would have been 3.65% without this effect. I admit it likely didn’t go down exactly that way but I’m just trying to demonstrate the effect…

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