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Julie Smolyansky
April 18, 2013
Julie's Run
It’s been a few days since the tragedy in Boston and one of our Team EMC runners who was there that day is now ready to tells her story. Julie Smolyansky shares her mile-by-mile blog about how her race morphed from celebration to confusion and terror. Check out her story here.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
April 17, 2013
Watch: The Making of a Midwife
Next week we’ll be making another trip to Haiti where EMC (Christy and Clancy) will return to check in with our grant recipients and the class of midwifery students we are supporting at Midwives for Haiti.
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Susana Vega
April 17, 2013
A Midwife in Haiti in 2010
Susana Vega, CNM, MSN sent this blog in to Every Mother Counts. It’s graphic and raw, so be forewarned that while this story is severely realistic, it’s not for the feint of heart. What it also does though is underscore why we feel so strongly about working in Haiti given the needs there.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
April 16, 2013
Global Birth Club In April
This month’s meeting of our Global Birth Club is all about making plans, looking back and thinking ahead. Marie-Ange, our midwife-friend from Haiti, Chennifer, our full-time working mom from Florida, Norah, our stay-at-home mom in Uganda and Erin, Every Mother Counts Executive Director answer our questions for April. Check out those pictures and see how their bellies are growing.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
April 16, 2013
Print Your Hope Phones Poster
Phase three of our phone drive is ready to launch. First we asked you to gather your own old phones. Next, we asked you to collect phones from your friends and neighbors. Now we’re asking you to take it further and go communal.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
April 15, 2013
Our Prayer for Boston
Our focus and hearts were already in Boston hours before we heard today’s horrible news. Three of team EMC’s most dedicated runners were racing in the Boston Marathon and we knew they were nearing the finish line.
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Sas Carey
April 15, 2013
Zaya and The Reindeer
This story was told to Sas Carey, RN, a nurse, writer and director of Nomadicare an organization working to harmonize traditional and modern medicine to support the heath and cultural survival of the nomadic people of Mongolia. The story below is one that breaks our hearts and demonstrates the challenges countless women in the world face trying to access life-saving healthcare.
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Christy Turlington Burns
April 14, 2013
Making the Connection Between Technology and Maternity
The Global Mom Relay is a first-of-its-kind virtual relay with a goal of improving the lives of women and children around the globe.
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Every Mother Counts Staff
April 12, 2013
Phones Phones Phones
Keep ‘em coming folks. Pull them out of your junk drawers, pick them up in thrift shops, buy them at garage sales, scrounge under the car seats and couch cushions and pester your office mates. We Want Your Phones.
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April 12, 2013
Why We Run Update – Boston Marathon Edition
Last fall we interviewed many of our Team EMC New York marathon runners to find out why they run and why they run for Every Mother Counts. Even though the NY Marathon didn’t turn out exactly as planned, many of our teammates have continued running in marathons all over the country. This weekend, three of our biggest supporters and most dedicated runners are participating in the Boston Marathon.˜
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