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May is all about mothers in more ways than one. In fact, the Department of Health and Human Services designated May 2013 as the very first “official” National Preeclampsia Awareness Month on the U.S. National Health Observances Calendar.

Mother’s Day. Not Stay-at-Home Mother’s Day. Not Working Mother’s Day. Why? Well, both of these terms are misleading. To start, being a mom requires work. In fact almost everything a mother does for her family, other people do for employment (but only then it is officially regarded as “work”).

Dr. Vanessa Kerry has been on our minds lately because she’s a new mom doing really important work in the world. As we focus on Mother’s Day and the power of our thoughts to affect big changes, Vanessa’s inspiration and dedication to bringing a big idea to fruition makes her one of the mothers we’re celebrating.

Stephanie Freid-Perenchio is a photographer and gallery owner who captures gripping imagery that encompasses her passions – humanitarian work, endangered animals and empowerment of girls and women to name a few. She’s created a Mother’s Day ritual that’s really touched our hearts and she’s found a way to include Every Mother Count’s and our supporters in it.