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Global Maternal Mortality

Part 2: In the Minds of Mothers: How Mental Health Impacts Mothers Worldwide

Christy Turlington Burns | Posted 12.23.2012 | Impact
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Christy Turlington Burns

Though postpartum depression is discussed, reported, assessed, and treated, the stigma and confusion around embracing one's difficult feelings as a nascent mother is of grave concern.

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No Mother's Day: Every 90 Seconds a Woman Dies Becoming a Mother

Soraya Chemaly | Posted 07.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Global Maternal Health, Women's Rights, Christy Turlington Burns, Pregnancy, Reproductive Rights, Mothers Day, Unplanned Pregnancy, Amnesty International, No Mothers Day, Human Rights, Every Mother Counts, Global Maternal Mortality, US Maternal Mortality Rates, Pregnancy Complications, Reproductive Justice, Maternal Mortality, Video, Global Motherhood, Politics News
Soraya Chemaly

Every 90 seconds, somewhere in the world, a woman dies from a pregnancy-related complication. This isn't just a "third world" problem. The United States currently ranks 50th in the world for maternal health. It is safer to give birth in Bosnia or Kuwait than in California.

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