A Renewed Focus on Maternal Health in the United States.

The article focuses on increase in maternal morality ratio since 1990 in high income countries such as the U.S. It discusses the causes such as rising maternal age at first birth, prevalence of diabetes and obesity among young women and increased rate of cesarean delivery. It discusses disparities in maternal outcome in the U.S. such as challenges faced by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), issues with Medicare coverage and other health care policies.