Maternal deaths rise dramatically in US
The number of women dying of complications related to pregnancy is higher than any other developed country.
The US has a higher maternal mortality rate than Iran and Libya, a 2015 World Health Organisation report found. March 15, 2016 / AP
As maternal deaths decrease worldwide, the United States has experienced an increase by 26 percent in maternal mortality.
One of the leading causes of these deaths is preeclampsia - a pregnancy condition that is related to high blood pressure and liver damage.
In the past two decades, preeclampsia in the US has increased by 25 percent, a study by The American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists found.
Andrea Arenas reports.