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US maternal mortality rate far higher than in peer nations, report finds
(www.theguardian.com)
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The US counts this differently, when you account for this US maternal mortality rates are similar to other western countries. By counting more the US hopes to find and then correct issues that other counties are ignoring.
That's interesting, do you happen to have a source? I'm coming up empty.
The article specifies that “researchers found that in 2022, 22.3 US women per 100,000 died either during pregnancy or within a year of giving birth” so I’m not really sure what the first response is on about “counts mortality differently” 🙄
What they're on about is exactly the part you quoted - the US counts deaths that occur an entire year after birth, while the UK only counts 42 days. https://www.npeu.ox.ac.uk/mbrrace-uk/data-brief/maternal-mortality-2020-2022
Postpartum generally lasts at least 8wks so it seems someone isn’t account for science