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YingYing Shang: Carrying On My Mother's Mission: Education for Girls

2013-03-20T00:05:00Z

Because of my mother, it has always seemed self-evident that girls could do anything they set their minds to, as long as they were given the chance to get an education. Unfortunately, many girls in the developing world are never afforded that opportunity.

Read more: Global Motherhood, Global Mom Relay, Girls Education Pakistan, Girls-Education-Developing-World, Girls Education, Impact News

Sharon K. D’Agostino: Improving Maternal Health Care, One Text At A Time

2013-05-21T10:50:19Z

During her pregnancy, every expectant mother has bright hopes for the new life she carries. She may have concerns about her ability to care for a newborn. But depending on where she in the world she lives, her fear may be much deeper and more fundamental: "Will my baby survive childbirth?" Or, "Will I?"

Read more: Johnson and Johnson, Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action, Babycenter, Millenium Development Goals, Mobile Health Care, Mobile Phones Africa, Global Motherhood, Save the Children, Women and Childbirth, Jnj-Global-Motherhood, text4baby, Infant Mortality, State of the World's Mothers Report, Impact News

Desmond Tutu: Talking About Rape

2013-05-20T15:48:43Z

Yes, governments must step up. But so should we all. Why shouldn't rape be dinner table conversation? We talk about war, we talk about death, we discuss values with our children. But on the subject of sexual assault, we remain silent and squeamish.

Read more: Steubenville Rape, India Gang Rape, India Rape, Rape, Congo Rape, Rape Culture, Women Violence, Global Motherhood, Rape Violence, World News

Anne Addison: Save a Mother's Life - Talk About Maternal Death And Near-Miss in the USA

2013-05-20T10:53:24Z

Part of the problem in the US is that we simply don't know exactly why women are dying, or even how many are. It is hard to be aware when we don't have a system that tracks these deaths and near-misses in a uniform fashion in all 50 states. Let me state that plainly - many states do not even have "pregnancy-related" on the death certificate. If we don't ask the question, how will we ever know the answer?

Read more: Placental Abruption, Ectopic Pregnancy, Amniotic Fluid Embolism, Every Mother Counts, Save a Mother's Life, Pulmonary Embolism, Preeclampsia, Unexpected Project, Global Motherhood, Impact News

Carmen Barroso: Women & Sustainability: Why They Need Each Other in a Post-MDG World

2013-05-20T08:24:57Z

Next week, women and policymakers from around the world will gather in Malaysia to foment a revolution. Their call? Investment of a different kind, investment in girls and women for the sake not only of people, but also for the planet.

Read more: U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), Family Planning, Millennium Development Goals, Sustainability, Contraception, Global Motherhood, Planned Parenthood, Women and Sustainability, Reproductive Health, Women's Health, Impact News

Linda Murray: The Best and Worst Places in the World for Mothers

2013-05-17T18:13:50Z

Last week, Save the Children released its 14th annual State of the World's Mothers report, ranking the best and worst countries to be a mother.

Read more: Carolyn Miles Save Teh Children, Carolyn Miles, State of the Worlds Mothers, Save the Children, Global Motherhood, Save the Children State of the Worlds Mothers, Best Place to Be a Mother, Worst Place to Be a Mother, Best Country for Mothers, Impact News

VOTE: Top Local Nonprofit Of The Month Helping Women And Girls

2013-05-17T14:32:54Z

From empowering girls in Kenya to helping women learn financial literacy in Latin America, these local organizations are making a global and domestic ...

Read more: Local Nonprofit of the Month, Women Nonprofits, Global Motherhood, Nonprofit of the Month, Nonprofits for Women, Impact News

Nicole Schiegg: Why Delegates at the World Health Assembly Should Double Down on 13

2013-05-17T13:25:44Z

The number 13 has long been linked to a belief of bad luck and misfortune. Well, today that superstition has changed. More importantly, if we do right by the number 13, we have the potential to save six million women and children over the next five years. How is that possible?

Read more: Family Planning, Global Motherhood, Child Survival, Women's Health, Access to Medicines, Child Health, Impact News

Lisa Russell: "Parallel Conversations" at the Envision Film Program: Why Artists and the UN Must Converge for Better Maternal Health

2013-05-17T10:12:09Z

"Yeah, but he was shot in the back of the head in a playground in Brooklyn back in 2011. You didn't know?" That was how my involvement with the 2013 Envision Film program began this past April.

Read more: Mdgs, Nyc, Spoken Word, United Nations, Governess Films, Ifp, Gun Control, Documentary, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Film, MDG Summit, Envision, Video, Impact News

Kate Carr: Take The Safer In 7 Challenge On Safe Kids Day

2013-05-16T10:04:46Z

Few people realize that preventable injuries are the number one killer of kids in the United States and a serious problem around the globe. Each year, more than one million children die from preventable injuries -- that's one child every 30 seconds -- and millions more are injured in ways that can affect them for a lifetime.

Read more: Johnson and Johnson, Safe Kids Day, Health, Helmet Safety, Safe Kids, Safety, Safe Kids Worldwide, Global Motherhood, Child Safety, Family, Impact News

Salma Hayek Pinault: Chime For Change -- For Every Girl, Every Woman, Everywhere

2013-05-16T09:32:23Z

In the information age, there are no innocent bystanders. We all share in everything that happens. But that means we also have the chance, the ability, and the responsibility, to right what is wrong.
We can be defined not just by what we know, but by what we do.

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Randi Zuckerberg: Can a Cell Phone Save a Mom's Life?

2013-05-15T16:29:03Z

While the time saving benefits of smartphones are often cited, we rarely think about the life saving benefits. But for women in developing nations, access to a smartphone can make the difference between life and death during childbirth.

Read more: Nonprofits, Cell Phones, Developing Countries, Global Motherhood, Cell Phones Health, Cellphone-Health, Impact News

7 Tips For Keeping Your Kids Safer

2013-05-14T11:06:19Z

Kids are going to fall, crash, slip, and explore. It’s part of being a kid. But we can protect them from severe injuries with a few simple tips.

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Read more: Johnson and Johnson, Safe Kids Day, Car Seats, Health, Safety, Helmet Safety, Safe Kids Worldwide, Global Motherhood, Injury, Child Safety, Family, Impact News

Janice Frey-Angel: Help More Babies Survive The First Day

2013-05-15T11:11:29Z

Even more shocking is that more babies die within the first day of life in the United States than any other country in the world. This is not only the highest rate of any industrialized country, it is also 50 percent greater than all other industrialized countries combined. In our own backyard, mothers are experiencing unhealthy pregnancies and deliveries, and babies are dying.

Read more: Johnson and Johnson, Text Messages, Mother, Health, Mobile, Mobile Phones, Pregnancy, Global Motherhood, Save the Children, Text Messaging, text4baby, State of the World's Mothers Report, Childbirth, Impact News

Donna Stefano: How Moving to the West Bank Brought Me Closer to My Parents

2013-05-14T15:14:49Z

As a parent myself, living overseas so far away from my family, it has been important to me to find creative ways to maintain this intergenerational tie between my own son and his grandparents.

Read more: International Day of Families, Global Motherhood, International Development, International Aid, Chf International, Global Communities, Sandwich Generation, Parents News

First Woman To Receive Womb Transplant Loses Baby

2013-05-14T13:07:30Z

ANKARA, Turkey -- A hospital says a Turkish woman who was the first to get pregnant with a transplanted donor womb has had her pregnancy terminated.

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Read more: Derya Sert Womb Transplant, Turkish Womb Transplant Patient, First Woman to Receive Womb Transplant, Womb Transplant Patient Loses Baby, Womb Transplant Patient, Derya Sert, Global Motherhood, Parents News

Arpita Mitra: Opening Opportunities to Differently-Abled Women and Girls

2013-05-14T12:54:18Z

Differently-abled women are a doubly discriminated category in India: for being women and having a physical or mental impairment.

Read more: Girls With Disabilities, Disability, Women With Disabilities, Global Motherhood, Raiseforwomen, Disability Rights, Impact News

How A Hospital In Tennessee Is Helping Drug-Dependent Babies

2013-05-13T14:40:16Z

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- He's less than two weeks old, but he shows the telltale signs of a baby agitated and in pain: an open sore on his chin where he's ...

Read more: Babies Born Dependent on Drugs, East Tennessee Children's Hospital Knoxville, Drug-Dependent Babies, Drug-Dependent Infants, East Tennessee Children's Hospital, Drug Abuse, Global Motherhood, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome, Prescription Painkillers, Parents News

MotherWoman: A Great Divide: Bridging Gaps Between Maternal and Mental Health

2013-05-13T13:25:28Z

Maternity care and mental health care are both lacking in our otherwise incredibly developed nation. Combine these two and you have the perfect storm...

Read more: Ppd, Perinatal Depression, Mental Health, Maternity, Raiseforwomen, Motherwoman, Mother's Day, Impact News, Motherhood, Global Maternal Health, Global Motherhood, Maternal Health, Perinatal Mood Disorders, Mothers, Mental Wellness, Impact, Impact News

Friends of Edna's Maternity Hospital: One Goal: Decreasing Newborn and Maternal Mortality

2013-05-13T12:32:56Z

Edna Adan Ismail has literally committed everything she has to achieve one purpose: decreasing the newborn and maternal mortality rate in Somaliland and the Horn of Africa.

Read more: Edna Adan Ismail, Friends of Edna, Raiseforwomen, Women's Health, Infant Mortality, Somaliland, Maternal Mortality, Impact News

PHOTOS: Tribal Mothers Around The World

2013-05-10T15:55:29Z

On Mother's Day 2013, women around the world will be celebrated for the immeasurable contributions they make to their children and society as a whole....

Read more: Video, Tribes, Mothers Day 2013, Survival International, Tribal Women Photos, Tribal Mothers, Tribal Women, Tribe Photos, Global Motherhood, Indigenous Women, Tribal Mothers Photos, World News

Susan Blumenthal, M.D.: Saving the Lives of Women Worldwide

2013-05-12T11:06:53Z

Mother's Day is a celebration of life and reflects the importance of women to their families, communities and countries. However, worldwide HIV/AIDS robs women and girls of their potential and health.

Read more: HIV Prevention, HIV/AIDS, Global Health, Global Motherhood, Mother's Day, Global Women Health, Women Health, Preventing AIDS, Global Women's Health, Preventing HIV, AIDS Prevention, Womens Health, Health News, Healthy Living News

Ruth Messinger: Celebrating Three Mothers in the Developing World

2013-05-10T17:47:56Z

On Mother's Day -- and every day -- I am reminded of how important it is to listen to mothers in the developing world, share their stories and be a partner in their struggle for human rights

Read more: Uganda, Motherhood, Mother's Day, Global Motherhood, Mother's in Developing World, American Jewish World Service, Congo, Sri Lanka, Impact News

Christy Turlington Burns: Putting The Meaning Back Into Mother's Day

2013-05-10T17:48:37Z

Since our inception, Mother's Day has been our biggest attention-grabbing, awareness-building opportunity to rally the troops and engage new audiences to join our efforts to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for all moms.

Read more: Give a Thought, Global Motherhood, Give a Thought Campaign, Every Mother Counts, Impact News

Beth Skorochod: HIV: Let's Finish The Job

2013-05-10T17:24:46Z

Today, thanks to the combined efforts of governments, companies, NGOs, health professionals, researchers and everyday volunteers, more children are born free of HIV than ever before. But we have not yet hit "zero."

Read more: HIV/AIDS, HIV Mothers, HIV Prevention, Aids, Mother-Child-Hiv, HIV/AIDS Africa, Global Motherhood, Jnj, Hiv-Mother-to-Child-Transmission, Jnj-Global-Motherhood, Impact News