Jennifer Lopez

Every Mother Counts Staff
May 8, 2011
Marcia G. Yerman Reviews Every Mother Counts for Empowher and the Huffington Post
My mother used to joke that giving birth to me put her into shock. I never got many details, just that she had lost a lot of blood and they had to call in a second doctor to stabilize the situation. She strongly disliked the obstetrician who panicked while delivering me, characterizing him as cavalier and condescending. After viewing the new documentary, "No Woman, No Cry," I realized that my mother had survived an "obstetric hemorrhage."
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Every Mother Counts Staff
April 29, 2011
Join our "No Woman, No Cry" Mother's Day Party
To raise awareness and childbirth survival rates Does anyone want to join Christy Turlington Burns, Oprah, CAREand me for a great big Mother’s Day party? It’ll be a casual affair - just dinner and a movie with friends on Saturday May 7th. We’ll gather early for drinks and a potluck (I’m thinking mac and cheese) while we listen to some music (Every Mother Counts– a Starbucks compilation CD that includes performances by Gwyneth Paltrow, The Dixie Chicks, Martha Wainright, Jennifer Lopez, Madonna and a stellar collection of other mothers). Then we’ll settle onto the couch to watch No Woman, No Cry – the television broadcast premiere of Christy’s kick-ass documentary about maternal health challenges around the world - here in the United States and abroad.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
April 19, 2011
The Story Behind The Songs On The Every Mother Counts Starbucks Compilation CD - Part 2
The Every Mother Counts CD compilation features 15 songs by 14 mother/musicians. We asked them to contribute an original song or a cover around the theme of motherhood. It could be anything they wanted, and many chose to tackle lullabies or wrote songs for their children. Early on, I worried a bit about an album supporting an issue as serious as maternal mortality, as it could potentially become a heavy listen. But thankfully I found the resulting record veers back and forth between the sweet and the bittersweet, capturing a richness and a greater complexity – exactly like life.
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Christy Turlington Burns
March 17, 2011
On the Road with Every Mother Counts - Seattle, Washington
We arrived in Seattle yesterday morning to clear skies and sunshine, leaving rainy New York City behind (didn’t expect that!). We headed straight to the Gates foundation where I was invited by Dr. Gary Darmstadt, Director of the Family Health Division to screen a clip of No Woman, No Cry and give a brief talk during a town hall about social and behavioral change. It was my first visit to the foundation and an exciting opportunity for me to share my observations about these particular barriers through my experience making the film. It was such a thrill to finally visit the Gates Foundation after admiring their work for so long.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
March 7, 2011
"No Woman, No Cry" US Television Broadcast Premiere - Every Mother Counts Starbucks Compilation CD
No Woman, No Cry a new documentary produced and directed by first-time filmmaker Christy Turlington Burns, will have its television debut on OWN; Oprah Winfrey Network Saturday May 7, at 9:30 p.m. (ET/PT) the evening before Mother’s Day. The emotionally charged film follows the stories of women in Tanzania, Bangladesh, Guatemala and the United States as they face critical junctures in their pregnancies. The film explores the barriers millions of women face when trying to access critical care throughout their pregnancies and while delivering, along with the often simple solutions that could save their lives. Turlington Burns, a mother, activist, women’s health advocate and fashion icon, made the film in conjunction with EVERY MOTHER COUNTS (EMC), a five-year outreach campaign she founded in 2010 that is dedicated to improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality around the world by engaging the public, raising awareness and driving action.
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