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Re:She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death,... by AmericanChopper on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @06:52PM (#37315214)
> Factually, your sister is 4.7 times more likely to die giving birth in the US than in New Zealand.

Factually, that’s completely wrong, and I don’t think you know what maternal mortality is. It’s any death that occurs during pregnancy, during or with 42 days of childbirth. There’s a lot of reason that the number is so high in the US (including unequal access to healthcare in the first place), but the quality of the healthcare provided isn’t one of them.

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Re:She paid husband's hospital bill. A year after his death,... by grecy on Tuesday August 29, 2023 @08:54PM (#37316258)
> There’s a lot of reason that the number is so high in the US... but the quality of the healthcare provided isn’t one of them.

In one sentence you acknowledge that the US has a VASTLY higher maternal mortality rate than developed countries, then you say that has nothing to do with the quality of healthcare provided.

That's.... impressive.

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