A couple of corrections: pregnancy/maternity is not a "not kill you" event, around 21 per 100k births results in the mother dying in the US (if not for modern medicine and having insurance, my wife would have been one of those); and the FDA had already approved non-prescription usage of Mifeprex (e.g. you'd say "should not have approved" as opposed to "should not approve").
Addendum: the US's maternal mortality rate sucks compared to other developed countries (under 9 per 100k elsewhere). In 2021, the maternal mortality rate was 32.9 per 100k. It's worse for non-Hispanic Black women, at 69.9 per 100k.
Hard to believe but factual. It might justify state maternity clinics in rural and poverty afflicted areas. The trouble is no one wants to live in or commute to those areas. Maybe a "bookmobile" approach would help.
To put the numbers is a different context: there's 455 births per hour/10680 per day, so every ~9.3 days we hit that 100k mark.
The problem with a book mobile approach is that the testing needs be done regularly throughout pregnancy to catch early symptoms/signs of complications, such as for pre-eclampsia. And: maternal mortality can occur up to a year after delivery, most commonly from post-partum cardiomyopathy.
At some point something is going to have to give if we truly want to prioritize life.
My memory of bookmobiles is from the late 1940s and early 1950s. They showed up within biking distance of my home once a week during the summer when the elementary school library was closed. Once a week may not be ideal, but it should be better than nothing. I envision an NP or RN and a PA working under protocols and take blood samples and vitals and whatever else medical professionals do. I had two RNs on my payroll and did not dare tell them how to do their job. They worked under protocols from a physician who received a monthly fee for any reviews required.
Hospital care during birth is a more difficult problem. I was born in a farmhouse several miles from town. That still happens in some cases, but a healthy mother would help the situation. I do not believe prioritizing life can save every mother or baby, but more could be done.
On Mr. Beast's burger joints, I enjoyed this longer video on the whole ghost kitchen phenomenon a few weeks back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KkIkymh5Ayg
Mr. Beast serves as the launching point.
A couple of corrections: pregnancy/maternity is not a "not kill you" event, around 21 per 100k births results in the mother dying in the US (if not for modern medicine and having insurance, my wife would have been one of those); and the FDA had already approved non-prescription usage of Mifeprex (e.g. you'd say "should not have approved" as opposed to "should not approve").
Addendum: the US's maternal mortality rate sucks compared to other developed countries (under 9 per 100k elsewhere). In 2021, the maternal mortality rate was 32.9 per 100k. It's worse for non-Hispanic Black women, at 69.9 per 100k.
Hard to believe but factual. It might justify state maternity clinics in rural and poverty afflicted areas. The trouble is no one wants to live in or commute to those areas. Maybe a "bookmobile" approach would help.
To put the numbers is a different context: there's 455 births per hour/10680 per day, so every ~9.3 days we hit that 100k mark.
The problem with a book mobile approach is that the testing needs be done regularly throughout pregnancy to catch early symptoms/signs of complications, such as for pre-eclampsia. And: maternal mortality can occur up to a year after delivery, most commonly from post-partum cardiomyopathy.
At some point something is going to have to give if we truly want to prioritize life.
My memory of bookmobiles is from the late 1940s and early 1950s. They showed up within biking distance of my home once a week during the summer when the elementary school library was closed. Once a week may not be ideal, but it should be better than nothing. I envision an NP or RN and a PA working under protocols and take blood samples and vitals and whatever else medical professionals do. I had two RNs on my payroll and did not dare tell them how to do their job. They worked under protocols from a physician who received a monthly fee for any reviews required.
Hospital care during birth is a more difficult problem. I was born in a farmhouse several miles from town. That still happens in some cases, but a healthy mother would help the situation. I do not believe prioritizing life can save every mother or baby, but more could be done.
Indeed, nothing is ever 100%: we just can be doing much better.