Currently, American women are dying from pregnancy-related complications more than women in other developed countries. Why do you think that the maternal mortality rate is higher in the United States than in other nations?

Currently, American women are dying from pregnancy-related complications more than women in other developed countries. Why do you think that the maternal mortality rate is higher in the United States than in other nations?

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