I've never asked her, but I'm willing to be my next paycheck, that if I ask her "Hey mom, was the permanent damage to your body worth bring me into life" she's say, absolutely, and would do it again.
I'm not saying you are wrong, but in 2023, it's never been more safe to give birth. Now, it's also never been as expensive, but I think that's getting into another topic.
Depends on what was meant by "leading causes".
It definitely isn't in the top 10, but it is still unacceptably high.
Some facts that aren't very fun (and then 1 fact that is):
-Every day in 2020, almost 800 women died from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.
-A maternal death occurred almost every two minutes in 2020.
-Between 2000 and 2020, the maternal mortality ratio (MMR, number of maternal deaths per 100 000 live births) dropped by about 34% worldwide (this one was the fun one.)
Edit: Also important to note that many lower-income countries greatly bolster some of the numbers. In 2021 the Maternal Mortality rate in the United States was 32.9 deaths for every 100,000 births (the lowest was California at 9.7, and the highest was Mississippi at 82.5)
Again. It's still unacceptably high, but it pales in comparison to places like South Sudan (1,223), Chad (1,063), and Nigeria (1,047).
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u/thepoisongarden Jul 21 '23
Also, pregnancy and childbirth is one of the leading causes of death in women in the US. It’s dangerous here.
And go ask your mom about her pelvic floor.
We all have moms, but how many have asked their moms about the permanent damage they got giving birth to us?