The Shriver Report — A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back From The Brink

A Women’s Nation releases, “The Shriver Report: A Woman’s Nation Pushes Back from the Brink,” a groundbreaking look into the lives of millions of women in the United States.

Busting Myths — The Gates Foundation’s Annual Letter and Our Myths of Motherhood

Here are some common misconceptions and attitudes we know have blocked progress on eliminating maternal mortality.

Dr Laura Stachel of We Care Solar & Ibu Robin Lim of Bumi Sehat

Dr. Laura Stachel of We Care Solar & Ibu Robin Lim of Bumi Sehat team up to support Philippine midwives & birthing centers affected by the storm.


CNN Heroes Laura Stachel and Ibu Robin Lim both work to reduce maternal…

Announcing the arrival of a new service at Commonsense Childbirth Inc.

Tuesday January 7, 2014 saw the launch of The Birth Place Español (TBPE), a maternity care model designed specifically for the Latino community with a goal to improving birth outcomes and strengthening…

The Good Mother Myth — Part two of our conversation with Avital Norman Nathman

We’re continuing our conversation with Avital Norman Nathman, editor of The Good Mother Myth as we crack open the book and take a peek between the covers.

Last week, we started our conversation…

Partners In Health Conducts Trainings for Haitian Nursing staff

With support from Every Mother Counts, Partners In Health has been conducting comprehensive trainings for Haitian nursing staff, who provide the majority of care to mothers and newborns during labor and delivery.

Tales from the field: Sanur

Below is an email I recently received from my friend, midwife Ibu Robin Lim, in Indonesia. When I visited Bali last fall, Robin took me to a slum where many of the women and children she cares for reside. Below is a recap of a night she recenly spent there helping a mother…

Saving Mothers, Giving Life is One and Every Mother Counts is Joining the Celebration.

Now that SMGL is officially a one-year-old, how’s it going?

In the spirit of the New Year, Every Mother Counts is looking back and looking forward at one of…

The Good Mother Myth Part 3

Every Mother Counts is continuing the Conversation with Avital Norman Nathman on our book of the month, The Good Mother Myth.

The Good Mother Myth is just part of what you write about. What are you working on now that the book has launched?