By Cristina Fernandez Pereda 
TheUnited States is one of the most medically and economically advanced countries in the world. However, almost three women die every day here from pregnancy complications, according to the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs.Medical associations link the risk of mortality among pregnant women to their lack of health insurance. One of the most prominent bills pending in Congress this session has been the State Children Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) bill, designed to extend health coverage to uninsured children in the United States. The SCHIP bill, …