[arcticbull]

The 4th worst maternal mortality rate in the entire OECD too. That would be the mother dying during childbirth. [1] More than double Canada in 2018 and 10X New Zealand. [2] Without getting into your data re: infants (because I do not know enough to do so), I suspect this one's not as easy to hand-wave.

The results of the study carried out in [2] say:

  The U.S. has a relative undersupply of maternity care providers, especially midwives, and lacks comprehensive postpartum supports.

American healthcare is acceptable if you can afford it and a death sentence if you can't.

[1] https://www.npr.org/series/543928389/lost-mothers

[2] https://www.commonwealthfund.org/publications/issue-briefs/2...