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Re:Apparatus for facilitating the birth of a child by centri... by u801e on Thursday August 24, 2023 @07:40PM (#37255987)
> In 2020, there were 23.8 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births in the US.

How does that compare to 1920, or even 1820 when home births were the norm?

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Re:Apparatus for facilitating the birth of a child by centri... by soudiere on Thursday August 24, 2023 @11:38PM (#37257736)
A little over 800 per 100,000 in 1900 per CDC data. Infant mortality was 10% in 1915.

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm4838a2.htm

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