Every Mother Counts

It's Mother's Day and a Sunday, which means I'm watching my favorite show, CBS Sunday Morning. Today features several interesting stories, but one stood out in particular. This one highlights former supermodel Christy Turlington Burns' fight to stop delivery room deaths of new mothers across the globe. The numbers are staggering. A woman dies every 90 seconds due to complications in childbirth. And 90% are preventable. It took Christy's personal experience to jump start her advocacy, as she too could've been part of the statistics. Luckily, excellent medical care saved her life; now she is dedicating it to saving others. She traveled the world, created a film, and developed an organization dedicated to mothers everywhere. The organization and film, simply called Every Mother Counts, recently debuted on OWN. Excellent timing, as Mother's Day is a great time to show every mother indeed, does count. If you want to learn more about the cause and find out more information about the film, check out the link below. Happy Mother's Day!

http://www.everymothercounts.org/

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