What is the relation between these trends and phenomena? I'm working on the answer but for now, the question is sufficient.

Births to Asian, black and Hispanic women in the United States are on the verge of surpassing births to non-Hispanic whites and will likely pass the 50% mark this year.

Over the past two decades, the US has seen soaring rates of maternal mortality and pregnancy-related complications that particularly affect minorities and those living in poverty.

The US spends more money on mothers' health than any other nation in the world, yet women in America are more likely to die during childbirth than they are in most other developed countries, according to the OECD and WHO.

Nearly one in three women who gave birth in 2006 had only briefly (9%) or never met (19%) their primary birth attendant.