Birthstory

Bangs Is Having A Baby

By: Jane Bradbury

From Debbie Haine: Spring Cleaning, A Birth Story

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…

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.

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…

Andrea’s Story

Bobby tells the story of his wife’s death the way new mothers tell their birth stories. 

Andrea and Bobby Imkhanitsky were delighted to be having twins. Their doctor referred to the boys as Twin A and Twin B and since Andrea and Bobby’s names started with A and B too it seemed only natural to give…

A Labor Day Conversation to Raise Awareness for Maternal Health

Our call for Labor Day Stories is over but the stories you share continue to resonate with us.

While each story was unique, many began with similar expectations — that labor would go smoothly for…

My VBAC

Sharing birth stories can help raise awareness about the value of maternal health. This is Mimi’s story.

By: Mimi Hock

I became connected to Every Mother Counts while pursuing my MPH at Columbia University. I became intrigued by women’s health during pregnancy…