December, 2012

Gradian Health Systems
December 28, 2012
Anaesthesia and Child Birth
Gradian Health, a non-profit social enterprise based in New York City, has taken steps to address the challenge of delivering anesthesia in low-resource settings by developing the Universal Anaesthesia Machine (UAM). The UAM, which they sell at their manufacturing cost to government and non-profit hospitals, was originally developed by Dr. Paul Fenton, a British anesthesiologist who worked in Malawi for 15 years, experiencing firsthand the challenges of delivering anesthesia in the context of a poorly-resourced hospital. After years of frustration and tragic outcomes, he developed the UAM, a reliable and rugged solution to safely deliver anaesthesia in any setting.
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Sami Ahmed
December 27, 2012
Justice for Saira – The Daughter of a Child Bride Speaks Out
I am a 21-year-old student, scriptwriter and activist. I am also the daughter of a child bride. My mother Saira was 13 or 14 years old when her parents began the search for an “appropriate” groom for her in Bangladesh. My grandparents chose a 26-year-old British-Bangladeshi stranger from England as the best choice for her. My mother’s wedding was an ordeal, not a celebration. She was too young to understand what was happening, but this was the start of her nightmares.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
December 26, 2012
Violence During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
Our piece about domestic violence during the holidays and pregnancy generated a lot of interest and we’ll be revisiting the topic from time to time. It cuts across all spectrums of society and affects more women than even we realized.
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Dr. Frisancho-Arroyo
December 21, 2012
Christmas in Peru: Christmas Mysteries and Spider Man
Ariel Frisancho-Arroyo is a doctor who works in obstetrics in Peru and our dear friend. We’ve visited with Ariel on a couple of occasions over the years both in Peru and here in the US to see the magnificent work he does to improve maternal health in rural communities. In the years since we first met, Ariel has added his own babies to his family, which makes his Christmas more magical than ever. Our favorite part of his blog about how Peruvians celebrate Christmas? Spider man in the nativity scene.
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George A. Goens
December 21, 2012
Is Your Heart In Heaven?
George Goens' blog post about one heartbreaking/heartwarming moment shared with his granddaughter the year after his daughter and her mother died suddenly during childbirth is a poignant reminder that for many people the holidays are laced with grief. During this week, as we're all focused on our children and the country's children, while we're all dealing with our own grief over the national tragedies we've endured and while we're in the last days of holiday frenzy, this piece answers the question: Is your Heart In Heaven?
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Every Mother Counts Staff
December 20, 2012
Impact Report - The Year in Review
We mentioned that 2012 was a really big year, but exactly what was Every Mother Counts up to? Check out our Year in Review Timeline pulled straight out of our Impact Report.
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Dr. Jessica Zucker
December 20, 2012
Maternal Mental Health in the Midst of Tragedy
As some of us here at EMC are mothers of young children we are still struggling with the events of last Friday, we talked to our friend and expert psychologist Dr. Jessica Zucker, who specializes in women’s reproductive and maternal mental health, to get her perspective.
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Avital Norman Nathman
December 19, 2012
Mommie Dearest: Explaining The Newtown Massacre To My Son
“It’s unthinkable.” That’s what headlines are proclaiming and friends are telling me about the absolutely devastating massacre in Newton, Connecticut. Unthinkable.For me, it’s the complete opposite. I can’t stop thinking about it. Since the first moment the internet started buzzing with slips of information, my mind latched on and couldn’t let go. Days later and it still hasn’t. I’m not sure it ever will.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
December 19, 2012
The Impact Report – Reach, Impact and Every Mother Counts
We're offering a few sneak peeks of our 2012 Impact Report. Today - Reach, Impact and what that means to Every Mother Counts
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Every Mother Counts Staff
December 18, 2012
Our 2012 Impact Report
We have been working hard over the last few weeks preparing something that we couldn’t be more proud of – our 2012 Impact Report. This report spells out exactly what we’ve been doing all year to bring our mission to make pregnancy and childbirth safe for every mother to life. It’s a testament to how your support, donations and participation have helped us make great strides toward reaching our goals. We hope it also conveys our commitment to you, our supporters and donors to be 100% accountable. We’re paying attention to every thing you do to help us reduce maternal mortality and we’re tracking every mile run, dollar donated and action taken.
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