On a recent trip to India, I joined a dozen mothers and their babies at a community meeting in a slum south of New Delhi. We sat on the floor and talked about what they wanted for their children. Their answers were what you'd expect from any mother--they wanted their...

Every day, thousands of women celebrate one of life's most amazing experiences -- becoming a mother. But every 30 seconds a mother's first moments with her baby are cut short, on the very day she gives birth.

Until now, we didn't know how common this heartbreaking experience is in the...

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I'd just come off a 20-hour journey from Vietnam, so what was I doing surrounded...

Last year, Time magazine's "Are You Mom Enough?" cover practically shouted "Scandal! Women breastfeeding too long!"

The unforgettable image stirred up controversy and I'm sure it sold magazines. But are moms and kids any better off?

Now, imagine funneling all that outrage and punditry into something that...

"When it comes to protecting the most vulnerable among us, we must act now," said President Barack Obama this afternoon, as he signed 23 executive orders and urged Congress to act quickly to curb gun violence. Mark was at the White House event on behalf of

Awards season is in full swing.

On Sunday night, Hollywood's elite came together and celebrated last year's accomplishments on the Big and Small screens at the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards. While millions from around the world tuned in and debated whether the most deserving winners were chosen, a...

Sometimes, Play-Doh is the best medicine.

Every day, Save the Children responds to children and families in need here in the United States and around the world, but we often get the most attention for our work in far-flung communities. In addition to our domestic and international development work, we...

In the shadows of the bright lights of Africa's cities live children like Pethias, a 15-year-old orphaned boy who dreams of becoming an engineer, but instead has dropped out of school to work in the fields to help earn money to put food on the table.

Pethias lives in Chibulma,...

#GivingTuesday is about cultivating generosity. Giving comes from an attitude of gratitude ... and what better day for that than Thanksgiving?

As Americans sit down to Thanksgiving dinner, many families traditionally share what they're thankful for. As part of the Save the Children family, I've been lucky to see thankfulness...

When Kate McCasland came into this world early almost 18 years ago, there was no global movement to reduce deaths of preterm babies. And the staff at the Texas hospital where she was born had never before tried the simple technique that her mom believes saved her life. But Saturday's...

He doesn't run a large company, lead a government agency or record the music he so loves on a major label. But 8-year-old J.D. Malkin has quite a voice.

I'm talking about more than his remarkable singing talent here.

On Saturday, J.D. followed...

Can the sound of a child's heartbeat inspire the world to save children's lives? Can it inspire you? Children's heartbeats recorded in Malawi and Guatemala inspired the band OneRepublic to write a song with a beat like no other. If "Feel Again" grabs you enough to download it, you can...

Like most moms, I love remembering my children's firsts. Their first steps, first words, first day at school. But, one first I didn't realize was a milestone at the time was the day each of my kids completed the first month of life.

I...

I am a lucky mom.

I received quality prenatal care and gave birth in a state-of-the-art hospital. My kids received essential nutrition from the moment they were born through their early years, giving them a better chance to fight off disease and perform well in school. Today, they are on...

In just a few nail-biting weeks, American Idol fans will select a new winner and will change the course of someone's life.

American Idol viewers made a similar choice several years ago for Castera, Samuel and Pedro. Their names are not familiar to American Idol enthusiasts. They were never...

This post is part of a series on childhood poverty in the United States in partnership with Save the Children and Julianne Moore. Moore leads the organization's Valentine's Day campaign, through which cards are sold to support the fight against poverty in the U.S. To learn more or to purchase...

What do 1) Florence Nightingale, 2) Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, and 3) Heathcliff Huxtable have in common? Yes, all are famous health workers. But what more sets them apart from others like Dr. House or Doogie Howser, M.D.?

Tied to this answer is the key to addressing some of...

I recently saw a list that surprised me.

It was a record of emergencies that Save the Children has responded to so far in 2011. The year started with flooding in Sri Lanka, followed by the earthquake and tsunami in Japan. In May we saw the Ivory Coast dissolve...

After visiting the hunger crisis in the Horn of Africa recently, I realized something: We need to get more personal with children in Africa.

Let's start with Abdirachman. He's a 13-year-old boy with wavy black hair and big dark eyes who arrived in Dadaab -- a refugee camp with...