Molly Raskin writes to Every Mother Counts about her recent trip to Liberia, and highlights not only the state of maternal health, but also an individual who is making a difference for his community.
Below is an email I recently received from my friend, midwife Ibu Robin Lim, in Indonesia. When I visited Bali last fall, Robin took me to a slum where many of the women and children she cares for reside. Below is a recap of a night she recenly spent there helping a mother…
We woke up early and packed our bags as planned then gathered for coffee before getting back on the bus.
We woke up early and packed our bags as planned then gathered for coffee before getting back on the bus. There was a National Holiday and some concern about…
Our theme for the rest of November and December is Every Season Counts and we’re excited because each season and every holiday gives us unique opportunities to reach out, look within, take stock, re-inspire, get motivated and enjoy new beginnings.
The typhoon that struck the Philippines this weekend, devastating dozens of communities, destroying thousands of homes and leaving a death toll as high as 10,000 is overwhelming in its magnitude.The typhoon that struck the Philippines this weekend, devastating…
Martha Wainwright knows about mothers. She’s the kind of mother who cherishes her own mother, Kate McGarrigle, the…
Jen and her two children evacuated before the storm hit, but along with many others, she and her husband figured it wouldn’t be worse than Hurricane Irene.
Ronith, 31, lives in Port-au-Prince. In nine years of marriage, she had been pregnant five times yet had no surviving children.
I joined this incredible organization, Midwives for Haiti, for but a week but it will most likely touch me for years to come.
Hi family and friends —
Our last full day in Hinche found us bleary eyed from the night shift and full of emotion.
Day 6
Our last full day in Hinche found us bleary eyed from the night shift and full of emotion. We returned to the house and debriefed with…