Among developed nations, the U.S. has the highest rate of women dying in childbirth and it continues to go up

(Luis Velarde |The Washington Post) Sinsi Hernández-Cancio with her husband, William Martín, and son, Líam Martín-Hernández, at their home in northern Virginia. Hernández-Cancio survived a challenging pregnancy. The U.S. has a higher rate of pregnancy related deaths than any other developed nation.