The Unexpected Project Survivors Forum

A gathering of mothers and healthcare professionals turn pregnancy deaths and near-misses into purpose.

This month, as Every Mother Counts celebrates Mother’s Day, we are focusing our attention on the fact that we still lose a woman to…

The Day I Became a Mother: Strength, Wisdom and Love

Debra Pascali-Bonaro shares the moment she was born a mother


Written by Debra Pascali-Bonaro

Edwidge Danticat: Born a Mom

Author and Mom, Edwidge Danticat, shares an excerpt of her new book Brother, I’m Dying with Every Mother Counts

When my daughter Mira was born, her face, blood-tinted, her eyelids swollen with tiny pink patches that Colleen the midwife called angel kisses, her body coiled…

Maggie Lyon’s Birth Story

Writer, speaker and Mother, Maggie Lyon, shares the feelings of motherhood.
“There is a saying that life, as one knows it, forever vanishes the instant one becomes a mother. Wow is this the truth.

New Documentary Series: The Midwife with Mary Jackson

Check out new documentary series that follows midwife, Mary Jackson a a home birth journey. 

Krista Husar and Mary Jackson are working together to create a documentary about Jackson’s work as a home birth midwife and a healthy birth…

Happy International Day of the Midwife

May 5 is International Day of the Midwife, a global event that recognizes the essential work midwives do to serve women and deliver the world’s babies.

Everyday Health: Every Mother Counts #Every2 Campaign: How We Celebrate Mother’s Day

The minute a baby is born, a mother is born too and with each new baby, she’s born again.