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Aug 5, 2016

Zika Fridays

By Christy Turlington Burns and Esther Reyes.

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Feb 5, 2016

Update on Zika And the Link to Pregnant Women

The Zika virus continues to be a headline in the news, and we are continuing to…

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Jan 15, 2016

The Big Baby Conundrum

EMC’s Senior Writer and former labor and delivery nurse, Jeanne Faulkner, weighs in on a recent New York Times Well…

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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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Feb 20, 2015

FAME on, “Friday Night Lights”

A powerful and impactful story about FAME, our first grantee in Tanzania.

FAME nurse practitioner, Kelley Brennan, describes a Friday night in the operating room that saved the life of a mother and baby.

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Feb 3, 2015

The Budget: What Does it Mean for Mothers?

What President Obama’s Proposed Budget for fiscal year 2016 Will Do For Mothers.

Yesterday, President Obama proposed his budget for Fiscal Year — 2016 (FY16) and the global health, development, humanitarian and emergency…

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Jan 28, 2015

Hormones, Childbirth And The Mother-Baby Connection

A new report explores how maternal healthcare can disrupt or enhance the hormonal physiology of birth.

Few people would dispute that hormones rule the world of pregnancy and childbirth. Many people don’t realize…

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Jan 26, 2015

Storm Babies

Why Baby Booms Happen During Storms and What To Do If You Can’t Get To The Hospital.

As families on the East Coast prepare for winter storm Juno, they’ll stock up on food, batteries and basic provisions for surviving a few days of being snowed in. But what about women who are…

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Jan 22, 2015

Bill and Melinda Gates: Their Big Bet For the Future

Read the 2015 Gates Annual Letter, released today.

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation are optimistic that the lives of people in developing countries will not only improve faster in the next 15 years than other…

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Jan 21, 2015

Outtakes from the State of the Union Address

In last night’s State of the Union address, President Obama hit on several key issues that impact almost every family we know.

“Surely we can agree…that every woman should have access to the healthcare she needs.”