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This is timely! I recently found out we are pregnant with our first child, and I spent a good amount of time looking up prenatal care in the USA.

The statistics are staggering. USA has the worst infant mortality in the rich world.

We spent 1/5th of our GDP on health industries, and we're getting nothing for it. Just a handful of really rich people.

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But keep in mind this:

> Upon examination, however, the discrepancy between the U.S. and other countries appears largely due to country-to-country differences in the way infant mortality statistics are compiled. Infant mortality is defined differently in different countries, and the U.S. definition is notably broader than that of most other countries.

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/infant-mo...

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