America has the highest rate of maternal deaths in the developed world (long read). It's really no coincidence that America is one of the fattest places in the world.   Huh. I knew both of those things but I never thought of them as linked. A huge part of their maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates are hospital policies which work against women's biology and treat childbirth as a disease needing treatment. But unhealthy mothers must also play a huge role.