U.S. one of the worst industrialized countries for mothers

http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/political-animal-a/2013_05/morning_round_up_us_one_of_the044691.php

May 12, 2013

*Happy Mothers’ Day, maybe — the U.S. is one of the worst places in the industrialized world to be a mother. That is, at least, according to a report published earlier this week by Save The Children. The NGO based its index on “the lifetime risk of maternal death, the under-five mortality rate, years of formal schooling, income per capita, and the participation of women in government.” The U.S. ranked 30th, according to the measure.