U.S. is 33rd best place to be a mother in the world. Yes, 33rd. Behind Portugal, Belarus, Croatia.

[eridani]

http://dailykos.com/story/2015/05/05/1382611/-U-S-is-33rd-best-place-to-be-a-mother-in-the-world-Yes-33rd-Behind-Portugal-Belarus-Croatia

The United States is the 33rd best place in the world to be a mother, according to the 2015 State of the World's Mothers report prepared by Save the Children. And, adding insult to injury, 33rd is actually two spots lower than last year's ranking. We are literally standing by as mothers die. This is not benign neglect -- it is malignant neglect.

Women in the United States face a 1 in 1,800 risk of maternal death, the worst odds of any developed country in the world, according to the report.

At 33rd, the U.S. ranks behind Croatia (30), Poland (28), Belarus (25), Portugal (16) and Italy (12). For some context, the monthly minimum wage in Portugal is less than 600 euros a month.

The top 10 best countries to be a mother are almost all European countries (from 1st to 10th): Norway, Finland, Iceland, Denmark, Sweden, Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Australia and Belgium.

[Bonobo]

1. As long as they're not Scandinavia though! nt

[Kalidurga]

2. That high

Amazing. In some places infant mortality approaches some African nations.

[stillwaiting]

3. I agree. I'm shocked we're as high as 33. Other countries provide services for mothers (and fathers)

that are much, much better than any "assistance" that the U.S. might provide.

Compound that with our horribly expensive health care system that causes many to stave off seeking health care when they would otherwise seek it out (were it not so expensive) and the U.S. is not a very good place to be a pregnant woman/mother.