Ectopic Pregnancy 101

Everything you need to know about an ectopic pregnancy, an increasingly more common pregnancy complication.

One of every 50 pregnancies results in an ectopic pregnancy, which is where embryonic development occurs somewhere other than inside the uterus. What many…

My Wife Almost Died. Twice.

When Scott Valins worked as part of the team for our documentary, No Woman, No Cry, he had no idea how close to home our work would hit. 

Scott shares the story of how his wife, Elizabeth, almost lost her life from a pregnancy-related complication and the wise advice that helped…

Your Birth Story

Tell your birth story.

One of the most important things you can do is to use your voice because so many other girls and women can’t use theirs. By simply telling your own birth story, you are helping to raise awareness about maternal health.

Finishing Marathons With Gratitude

With the New York Marathon and Chicago marathon now behind us, it’s time to say thank you to everyone who ran for and supported Team EMC.

We are so grateful for your generosity, commitment and willingness to endure countless training runs and complete 26.2-miles on…

Why Your Vote Matters

Tomorrow is Election Day and this election, like all others, has the potential to make history.

“Women: think about the power of your vote. Make it matter. Demand something for it. We are worth it.” -Maria Shriver

A third of the Senate is up for reelection…

Why Doctor and Runner, Kari Horowitz is Grateful This Season

Kari Horowitz, MD is an Ob-Gyn, Fetal-Maternal Medicine Specialist at University of Connecticut Health Center in Farmington, CT. 

Kari is also part of Team EMC and ran the New York City Marathon this month to raise awareness…

World Prematurity Day

It’s World Prematurity Day, an international campaign to raise awareness that 15 million babies per year are born too early (before 37 weeks). 

Many of these fragile babies will die because their births came before their tiny bodies could sustain life. Often times it is because the…

How Sterilization Led to Death in India

Every time we check the news the number of women dying in India from botched sterilizations gets higher. 
As of this writing, twelve women have died and dozens more are sick (some on life support) as a result of surgeries performed in a government-run camp in…