"Giving Birth in America" follows four pregnant women and their healthcare providers in Florida, Montana and New York in the days leading up to delivery. Together, they navigate the challenges of race, poverty, chronic illness, obesity and other inequalities that can be attributed to the U.S. being the only developed country whose maternal mortality has been consistently on the rise since 1990.

By Patricia Yarberry Allen, M.D.

How to avoid the health hazards of a trip to a developing country: parasitic worms, fleas, mosquitoes, contaminated food and water. Guidelines by Dr. Patricia Yarberry Allen.