“Despite substantially higher spending on health care per person than comparable highincome countries, maternal deaths and severe maternal morbidity levels in the USA more closely resemble some low income countries. The steep increase of deaths is mirrored by another troubling trend in the past decade, the notable increase in serious, but often preventable, obstetric complications.”
Source: https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(18)32120-2.pdf
