Supplies and Equipment: Topic Overview

Learn about how a lack of supplies often presents a challenge to women getting the care they need. 


In addition to ensuring there are skilled providers to help pregnant women and making sure that women have a way to reach those providers, it is critically…

When C-Sections Cause Lawsuits

When a patient was allegedly forced to have a C-section against her will, her lawsuit launched an important national conversation.

When Rinat Dray delivered her baby in New York City in 2011, most American hospitals were deeply entrenched in a…

Run, Walk

Make It Official (or Unofficial) — How to Race for EMC

We want you to join Team EMC to raise awareness about maternal health conditions around the world. Since many women live miles away from lifesaving healthcare, we run so other mothers don’t have to.

Present by Her Absence

An essay by George A. Goens on the impact of maternal death on the child left behind.
By: George A. Goens

I was waiting for this day for years, wondering when it would happen. The child psychiatrist told me to be patient; it will. Years went by and then on our annual trip to Chicago to…

USAID’s New Vision for Maternal Health

USAID’s forum outlines plans for dramatically reducing maternal mortality post-2015.
Today, EMC’s founder, Christy Turlington Burns and Executive Director, Erin Thornton are participating in an important forum being co-hosted by U.S Agency for International…

Save Moms, Save Babies

Yesterday EMC attended a USAID event, Acting on the Call: Ending Preventable Child and Maternal Deaths.

By: Jessica Bowers, Every Mother Counts, Portfolio Director.

The event reiterated USAID’s commitment along with other governments, companies and…

How Every Mother Counts is Making An Impact

Together with your support, we’re touching lives all over the world.

We’ve filled our website with stories and films, blogs and graphics to keep our supporters well informed about Every Mother Counts’ work. When all is said and…

Why Men and Fathers are Essential for Maternal Health

Telling the story of maternal heath from a father’s perspective.

Most of the maternal health story is told from the mother’s perspective. It’s her health after all that impacts or undermines her survival during…