Here's the US chart for anyone interested -

That steady increase in deaths in childbirth since 1980 is unsettling, but at least it's still only up to roughly 1970 levels, I guess.

That spike in 1918 makes me sad. The flu is still dangerous for pregnant women.

Look, I had a natural birth, but I was lucky. Medical interventions save lives

And while it's still very low in comparison to the 1800s, that upward trend since the mid 1980s sure is a thing...

Being a mother or an ob-gyn in the 30s-50s must have been INSANE. Watching that almost straight drop in real time. Holy fuck.