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AmnestyInternational: In the U.S., Too Many Women Dying While Having Babies
Time ^ | Friday March 12th 2010 | JENNIFER BLOCK

Posted on 03/12/2010 4:47:31 AM PST by Cardhu

Amnesty International may be best known to American audiences for bringing to light horror stories overseas such as the disappearance of political activists in Argentina or the abysmal conditions inside South African prisons under apartheid. But in a new report on pregnancy and childbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisis in this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights.

The report, titled "Deadly Delivery," notes that the likelihood of a woman dying in childbirth in the U.S. is five times greater than in Greece, four times greater than in Germany, and three times greater than in Spain. Every day in the U.S., more than two women die of pregnancy-related causes, with the maternal mortality ratio doubling from 6.6 deaths per 100,000 births in 1987 to 13.3 deaths per 100,000 births in 2006. (And as shocking as these figures are, Amnesty notes that the actual number of maternal deaths in the U.S. may be a lot higher since there are no federal requirements to report these outcomes and since data collection at the state and local levels needs to be improved.) "In the U.S., we spend more than any country on health care, yet American women are at greater risk of dying from pregnancy-related causes than in 40 other countries," says Nan Strauss, the report's co-author, who spent two years investigating the issue of maternal mortality worldwide. "We thought that was scandalous." (See the most common hospital mishaps.)

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TOPICS: Breaking News; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: ai; childbirth; deaths; notbreakingnews; women
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1 posted on 03/12/2010 4:47:31 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: Cardhu

Anchor babies.


2 posted on 03/12/2010 4:49:29 AM PST by CholeraJoe ("We are as numerous as the stars in the heavens, and we are all gun-men.")
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To: Cardhu
The U.S. Government must fix this like they fixed the USPS!

3 posted on 03/12/2010 4:52:22 AM PST by TSgt (RE-ELECT NOBODY - VOTE THEM ALL OUT!)
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To: Cardhu
The report, titled "Deadly Delivery," notes that the likelihood of a woman dying in childbirth in the U.S. is five times greater than in Greece, four times greater than in Germany, and three times greater than in Spain.

Note how they compared US healthcare to Socialist nations. If these are so superior, why don't I read about millions traveling there for advanced care? Most people in world come to US for their superior care.

4 posted on 03/12/2010 4:53:02 AM PST by newfreep (Palin/DeMint 2012 - Bolton: Secy of State)
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To: MikeWUSAF

If only we’d pass health care reform....no woman would ever have to die while having a baby again..../sarc

VirginiaMom


5 posted on 03/12/2010 4:53:45 AM PST by VirginiaMom
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To: Cardhu
"Every day in the U.S., more than two women die of pregnancy-related causes"

Every day in the US, illegal aliens murder or injure
more than 100 Americans, and they rape more than 50
American children per day.

Where is NOW, Amnesty International or the drunk US Congress?

6 posted on 03/12/2010 4:54:06 AM PST by Diogenesis ("Resistance to tyrants is obedience to God." --Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Cardhu

I’m calling BULLSHIT on this one.


7 posted on 03/12/2010 4:55:12 AM PST by Haiku Guy (If you have a right / To the service I provide / I must be your slave.)
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To: Cardhu
pregnancy-related deaths in the U.S. are preventable, the result of systemic failures including barriers to accessing care; inadequate, neglectful, or discriminatory care

Such BS. Anyone who is pregnant is able to access free care during their pregnancy. The government will pay for the delivery and all the pre-natal care.

Some people choose to drink, smoke and do drugs during their pregnancy. When the outcome is bad they want to blame someone else.

8 posted on 03/12/2010 4:56:10 AM PST by ladyjane
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To: Cardhu
The report notes that black women in the U.S. are nearly four times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than white women

And white women in the U.S. are much more likely to break a hip than black women. Which often leads to death.

Are these Al Gore's friends? Why do they present themselves as experts on subjects that they know nothing about? Oh never mind, they're liberals.

These folks need to go back to square one and compare black women in the U.S. to black women in other countries. Then tell us how "bad" off they are. NOT.

As for "access" to care, look into whether the problem is access or failure to use care that is available.

9 posted on 03/12/2010 4:56:38 AM PST by freespirited (We're not the Party of No. We're the Party of HELL NO!!!)
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To: Cardhu

Wow - just in time for the final vote on a health care bill. International organizations trying to meddle in US politics again (yawn).


10 posted on 03/12/2010 4:56:49 AM PST by Apparatchik (If you find yourself in a confusing situation, simply laugh knowingly and walk away - Jim Ignatowski)
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To: CholeraJoe
Far, far more important please note: "...... Such policies, designed in part to protect against litigation, have contributed to the U.S. cesarean rate rising to nearly 32% in 2007, the most recent year for which data is available."

The Democrats have been arguing that phoney baloney malpractice litigation costs little, so here are the dead babies somebody wanted.

The Democrats are killing these babies!

It's Nancy Pelosi and the plaintiff's bar who are personally responsible ~ we need malpractice suit reform NOW.

11 posted on 03/12/2010 5:00:13 AM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: newfreep
Most people in world come to US for their superior care.

Really?

12 posted on 03/12/2010 5:00:42 AM PST by Cardhu
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To: Cardhu

My wife and I have three kids, 8.8 lbs, 9.7 lbs and 10.8 lbs. Wife decided after our youngest son was born that there would be no more kids, and after watching what she went through I had to agree with her.

Her obgyn was explaining to us that the average baby size in the US now (mostly due to good prenatal care and diet) continues to rise, making childbirth (especially first time mothers, who are getting older and older now) harder and harder. A 18 year old girl having a big baby is a lot easier the first time than a 30+ year old woman.

Health care has absolutely nothing to do with this study or percentages at all, a big part of it is the choices we make that reduce or increase our odds of complications.


13 posted on 03/12/2010 5:00:56 AM PST by Abathar (Proudly posting without reading the article carefully since 2004)
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To: CholeraJoe

No, I’d say it’s probably black mothers and babies. They have always had a high mortality rate, partly because of poor nutrition (Hispanics and other immigrant groups, even though poor, generally tend to have a better diet) and the fact that many of these mothers are in their early teens. Their health is poor even before they become pregnant.

For some reason, there also seems to be a real aversion to pre-natal care in this group, and it is very hard to get them under a doctor’s care (even though it’s free for them). They need to do things like eat a good diet, take prenatal vitamins to lessen the possibility of certain congenital problems in their babies, and be watched for early signs of complications, such as high blood pressure, fluid retention, etc. However, you can’t force them to go to the doctor, and for some reason, they won’t go until labor begins.

Interestingly, I once read that there was a rise in infant and child mortality among whites when doctors began encouraging women to gain virtually no weight during pregnancy. I think a more rational view is now taken. But that’s the flip side of not enough prenatal care...too much!


14 posted on 03/12/2010 5:01:15 AM PST by livius
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To: Haiku Guy

See my note on the part malpractice lawsuits play in these needless killings. These are deaths brought about by the conscious negligence of the Democrat National Committee. Tim Kaine is doing the killing.


15 posted on 03/12/2010 5:01:52 AM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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To: Cardhu

If these statistics are accurate, it probably has a lot to do with the very low birth rate in Europe. If a woman has 0-1 children, she is a loss less likely to have complications during childbirth.


16 posted on 03/12/2010 5:01:52 AM PST by chickpundit (Hi mom!)
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To: Cardhu
...overuse of obstetrical intervention...

So it's not insufficient health care that's the problem, it's too much!

US has a large part of the population that for some reason or another don't take good care of themselves.
They mention poverty as a factor, but the women apparently had access to a hospital.
Women in other countries who die giving birth at home, are they even counted in this study?

17 posted on 03/12/2010 5:02:01 AM PST by BitWielder1 (Corporate Profits are better than Government Waste)
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To: Haiku Guy

>”I’m calling BULLSHIT on this one.”

Me too!


18 posted on 03/12/2010 5:02:57 AM PST by scoobysnak71 (I'm light skinned with no negro dialect. Could you milk me?)
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To: Cardhu

why doesn’t AI just friggin admit that their only purpose is to tear down the American system and replace it with BHO style Marxism.


19 posted on 03/12/2010 5:03:05 AM PST by Vaquero (BHO....'The Pretenda from Kenya')
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To: scoobysnak71

Look, guys, you can “call bullsh*t” all you want but you have Amnesty International pointing the finger at LACK OF TORT REFORM being the root cause.


20 posted on 03/12/2010 5:04:58 AM PST by muawiyah ("Git Out The Way")
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