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Does The Us Have The Worst Maternal Mortality Rate?, Elizabeth Adale Ellis
Does The Us Have The Worst Maternal Mortality Rate?, Elizabeth Adale Ellis
2020 Symposium Posters
The maternal mortality rate in America is currently very high and is increasing every year. Currently the maternal mortality rate in America is 16.9 deaths for every 100,000 births. America is ranked 138 out of 184 in the worlds maternal mortality rate scale. This is seemingly very high seeing as we are a developed first world country and we have the information to help lower this rate. In this study it will review maternal mortalities rates worldwide and compare maternal practices in other countries to Americas maternal practices. There are many documents and scholarly works on maternal mortality around the …