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Holly Cambruzzi
May 17, 2013
Horizon Travel magazine features Every Mother Counts and founder, Christy Turlington Burns.
Sunil Desai
May 17, 2013
Mother’s Day. Not Stay-at-Home Mother’s Day. Not Working Mother’s Day. Why? Well, both of these terms are misleading. To start, being a mom requires work. In fact almost everything a mother does for her family, other people do for employment (but only then it is officially regarded as “work”).
Danielle Cohen
May 17, 2013
Last week, the United Nations hosted the launch of Save the Children’s 14th annual report on the State of the World’s Mothers, which ranks conditions in 186 countries that contribute to the health, wellbeing and status of mothers and babies
May 16, 2013
Dr. Vanessa Kerry has been on our minds lately because she’s a new mom doing really important work in the world. As we focus on Mother’s Day and the power of our thoughts to affect big changes, Vanessa’s inspiration and dedication to bringing a big idea to fruition makes her one of the mothers we’re celebrating.
Lonard Tumuhimbise
May 16, 2013
The adage “experience is the best teacher” no longer resonates with Immaculate. Had she depended on her past experience and those of many women in her community, she may have not only lost her baby but also put her life at risk.
May 15, 2013
Stephanie Freid-Perenchio is a photographer and gallery owner who captures gripping imagery that encompasses her passions – humanitarian work, endangered animals and empowerment of girls and women to name a few. She’s created a Mother’s Day ritual that’s really touched our hearts and she’s found a way to include Every Mother Count’s and our supporters in it.
May 15, 2013
Christy Turlington Burns, model and founder of Every Mother Counts, says, "You don't have to be a mother to care about mothers. We've all come into the world the same way." Christy believes every woman should have the chance to survive childbirth.
Margaret Rhodes
May 14, 2013
Christy Turlington Burns was featured as #89: The Advocate-Storyteller, in Fast Company Magazine's "100 Most Creative People in Business 2013" list.
May 14, 2013
This week is National Women’s Health Week and Every Mother Counts thinks it’s a good time to talk about the range of issues we need to address in order for women to be healthy and well.
May 13, 2013
Every Mother Counts has a big announcement: We’re funding our first U.S. grant to help improve maternal health outcomes for American women!