Does anyone else have a terrible fear of dying from childbirth? I know to most people this probably sounds irrational. But I have terrible anxiety. I took anxiety meds before pregnancy as needed, but decided to skip them while pregnant instead of experiment with new, pregnancy approved ones I’d never used and risk bad side effects.

For the most part, I’ve been dealing well. But I have an overwhelming fear of death from childbirth because of a few articles I read saying that the maternal mortality rate in the US is worse than any other developed country.

Any supportive words or experience here would be appreciated. I cry myself to sleep fairly often and my poor, sweet husband is SO supportive but seeing me suffer like this during a time when we SHOULD be losing our minds with excitement is taking a toll on him.