The Bay View Compass: A global goal for maternal and child health

I was jealous of the French because I’d heard that French women can use municipal daycare or even get subsidies for in-home nannies. I said so at a recent dinner conversation in which my friends and I lamented how far behind the United States lags the rest of the world in terms of government support for maternal care.

Curious, after the meal I did a web search to learn more about the situation for mothers and babies around the world. As I read one disturbing statistic after another, my jealousy turned to chagrin.