Top stories published by Every Mother Counts in December of 2015

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Dec 16, 2015

Great Big Story: Racha Tahani Lawler

Our board member, Heather Armstorng, founder of dooce.com visited with Racha and shared her experience.

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Dec 22, 2015

Communication and Compassion Are Essential To Improving Maternal Health Outcomes

How Dr. Sharmila Makhija is improving maternal health in the Bronx.

Women who deliver babies in the Bronx, New York face socio-economic and healthcare challenges that…

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Dec 21, 2015

Life and Birth in Manhattan

Anne was six months pregnant. Her family was in a faraway state. The father of the child, was dealing with health problems and couldn’t be there for her for most of the pregnancy. She was alone…

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Dec 15, 2015

A Special Birthday Celebration: What is Possible in Haiti

On the birthday of Midwives for Haiti founder, Nadene Brunk, EMC Founder, Christy Turlington Burns, takes a look back at the impact made for Haiti’s mothers, and where it all began.

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Dec 7, 2015

The Medicaid Challenge

Jessica Kahn, Director of the Data and Systems Group at the Center for Medicaid and CHIP Services explains the challenges of Medicaid in providing maternal healthcare.

Many of the women featured in our three-part film series, Giving Birth in America, are insured…

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Dec 21, 2015

Michelle Hartney’s Powerful Art

Michelle Hartney, featured this week in CNN’s Great Big Story series, is a Chicago based artist with a unique vision and talent.

Video from Great Big Story

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Dec 11, 2015

Celebrating in Haiti with Jennie Joseph

Jennie Joseph, midwife, founder of Commonsense Childbirth Inc. and The Birth Place and one of our US grantees based in Florida is featured today, in our new three-part film series, Giving Birth in America airing on CNN.com today.

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Dec 14, 2015

Sarah Stone’s view from Canada

Sarah Stone is a Canadian post-partum nurse who takes care of mothers in the hospital after delivery. She’s also a mother and long time activist for ONE.org.

Sarah stopped by EMC’s offices recently to talk about the maternal health differences and…

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Dec 28, 2015

Meika Hollender’s Wellness Revolution

Meika Hollender is the co-founder and marketing director of Sustain, an innovative company that’s creating fair trade, vegan condoms and reinvigorating sexual wellness.

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Dec 16, 2015

Cara’s Birth Center Solution

Cara Osborne is the founder and chief clinical officer of Baby+Company, a network of independent birth centers that offer women real choices about where and how to deliver their babies.

November 2015

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