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Old 02-08-2018, 11:03 AM   #334
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Originally Posted by ZodWallop View Post
Well, it was a long time ago...
...in a galaxy far, far away.

Just because a civilization is advanced enough to have space travel and other technology doesn't mean that women don't die in childbirth. Women still die in childbirth, even in developed countries.

Country------Maternal mortality rate per 100,000 live births. 2015.
Australia------5.5
Canada-------7.3
France--------7.8
Germany------9.0
Japan---------6.4
Sweden-------4.4
UK------------9.2
US------------26.4

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matern...h#Epidemiology

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