While my MOM is #1 the U.S. ranked No. 28 in the survey.
GreenChange The rate of maternal mortality in the U.S. (one in 4,800), as well as the country's less generous maternity leave policies, were responsible for the low ranking.
A U.S. woman is more than five times more likely to die from pregnancy-related causes than a woman in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Greece, or Italy, and 10 times more likely than a woman in Ireland, the survey finds. The U.S. also scored poorly on the mortality rate of children under age 5. In the U.S., eight of 1,000 children die before reaching age 5, the survey shows.Read more from WebMD - Best and worst places to be a Mom...
