The complications of pregnancy and childbirth are a leading cause of death and disability among women of reproductive age in developing countries. It is estimated that around 529,000 women die each year from maternal causes. Even in the United States, more women died from pregnancy-related reasons than five years ago. The latest figures were 12 deaths per 100,000 births, compared to eight per 100,000 in the 1991 study.
http://www.childinfo.org/areas/maternalmortality/
Let's give them better healthcare. Killing their babies is a total cop-out!
In the article you reference, maternal causes of death include "complications of unsafe abortion". Perhaps that is also the reason for the rise in pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. in the past 5 years, hmm?