<h1 class="topHeadline"></h1>Wife of Ariz. treasurer dies after childbirth
by Casey Newton - May. 27, 2009 12:00 AM
The Arizona Republic

"joy turned to anguish late Monday, when his wife, Kerry
Martin, died of complications from childbirth, a rare event that
stunned friends and colleagues. Martin stood vigil at the bedside of
his son, Austin Michael Martin, who was listed in critical condition
Tuesday at an undisclosed hospital."
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I found the story tragic for the family but was upset when I read the line" a rare event".


ie: http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articl...try_for_mothers
October 15, 2007

"Sadly, however, if you are a pregnant mortal living in the United States today, your chances of dying appear to be greater than ever. Yes, the total number of women who die in childbirth in America is low. But according to the Centers for Disease Control's new "National Vital Statistics Report," the number of women dying in or around childbirth has risen -- putting the United States behind some unsurprising countries, like Switzerland and Sweden, and some surprising ones, like Serbia and Macedonia, Qatar and Kuwait, in its rate of maternal mortality. In rankings calculated on 2000 numbers, the World Health Organization (WHO) ranked the United States at No. 29 on the list, even though, according to the most recent statistics, there is only one country, Tuvalu, that spends more on health care as a percentage of gross domestic product than the United States."

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Rate of death in childbirth rising in U.S.
Aug 25, 2007
U.S. women are dying from childbirth at the highest rate in decades, new government figures show.
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn41...5/ai_n19491054/
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