Top stories published by Every Mother Counts in July of 2015

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Jul 1, 2015

Home Birth — The Facts

Want to know more about home births? Here’s the facts.

How many women have out-of-hospital deliveries?

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states that out-of-hospital deliveries represented 1.4% of births (more than 56,000) in 2013 (the most recent data…

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Jul 1, 2015

A Day in the Life of Brooklyn-based Doula, Chanel Porchia-Albert

Doula Chanel Porchia-Albert’s mission? To provide support, education and information to pregnant, low-income women of color.

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Jul 22, 2015

Meet Emerald, Montana

Emerald successfully avoids a repeat C-section but develops serious postpartum complications that require her to make a two-hour drive to a hospital.

Emerald is pregnant with baby number seven and lives “out in the middle of nowhere” in Montana with her husband and…

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Jul 22, 2015

Meet Rochelle, Doula and Midwifery Student, New York

Rochelle juggles college classes with her work as a doula to provide support to women in need.

Rochelle James, a 21-year-old doula and college student, says she knew right after high school that “babies and moms…

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Jul 27, 2015

Robin Lim’s Nepali Notebook

A special essay by our friend and grantee, Ibu Robin Lim, midwife and founder of Bumi Sehat Foundation International, in honor of the three month anniversary of the massive earthquakes that struck Nepal this year.

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Jul 22, 2015

Meet Naomi, Florida

At 6 ½ months pregnant, Naomi struggles to find health insurance and compassionate prenatal care.
Naomi was 6 1/2 months into her second pregnancy when she moved from South Carolina to Florida to live near her sister. Unable to find work and childcare for her one-year-old son, Naomi applied…

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Jul 22, 2015

Meet Rachel, Florida

Hoping for a VBAC for her third delivery, Rachel’s pregnancy becomes complicated with missed diagnosis and high interventions.

Rachel had her first baby by C-section at 17. Now 22, pregnant with her third baby, she hopes this one will be born naturally and…

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Jul 22, 2015

Meet Chanel, Doula, New York

Chanel’s support extends to mothers and doulas as she works to improve health services for low-income women in Brooklyn.

Chanel Porchia-Albert founded Ancient Song Doula Services after becoming a mother herself. She left her career in finance when she…

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Jul 22, 2015

Jennie Joseph, Common Sense Pregnancy and the Birth Place

Jennie provides the high-quality, personalized prenatal care that Naomi and Rachel need, regardless of their insurance status or birth plans.

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Jul 28, 2015

Help advocate to save moms and kids around the world

Support Accelerating Action in Maternal and Child Health Act.
From Path Advocacy: “Help advocate to save moms and kids around the world!”

Since 1990, nearly 100 million children around the world have been saved due to global efforts to…

June 2015

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These were the top 10 stories published by Every Mother Counts in July of 2015. You can also dive into daily archives for July of 2015 by using the calendar at the top of this page.

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