Yesterday while waiting for my ultrasound, I picked up a copy of Newsweek. A random factoid casually mentioned at the bottom of the page:

"Death results from childbirth every nine minutes."

That was it. WHERE?! In the USA? Worldwide? Death results in childbirth FROM WHAT? It is SUCH a scare tactic. Because you know if somebody hasn't already died from childbirth in the nine minutes I'm in labor, you just KNOW it's gonna be me. :P