While every other developed nation of the 14 analysed in 1990 shows a 2017 death rate of less than 10 deaths per every 100,000 live births, the US rate has risen to 26.4. By comparison, the United Kingdom ranks second highest at 9.2 and Finland is the safest at 3.8. Furthermore, for every one of the 700 to 900 US woman who die each year during pregnancy or childbirth, 70 experience significant complications such as haemorrhage and organ failure, totalling more than one per cent of all births.Compared to other developed nations, the United States also has high infant mortality rates. The Trust for Americas Health reports that as of 2011, about one-third of American births have some complications; many are directly related to the mothers health including increasing rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and physical inactivity. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has led an initiative to improve womans health previous to conception in an effort to improve both neonatal and maternal death rates. Labour and delivery complications
Obstructed labour
The second stage of labour may be delayed or lengthy due to poor or uncoordinated uterine action, an abnormal uterine position such as breech or shoulder dystocia, and cephalopelvic disproportion (a small pelvis or large infant). Prolonged labour may result in maternal exhaustion, fetal distress, and other complications including obstetric fistula. Eclampsia
Eclampsia is the onset of seizures (convulsions) in a woman with pre-eclampsia.
Apprehension may refer to:

Apprehension (understanding), awareness or understanding of something by the mind
Arrest by law-enforcement officers
Fear
Anxiety
Apprehension (film), a 1982 film by Lothar Warneke