On the Front lines

Restoring Dignity and Resilience for Migrant Families in Texas: EMC’s Latest Emergency Grant

July 30, 2019

At Every Mother Counts and across the world, the continued news of migrant families entering the United States and being subjected to mistreatment and unhygienic conditions has shaken our collective conscience. ...

EMC Attends 2019 Women Deliver Conference

June 22, 2019

Earlier this month, a contingent from Every Mother Counts joined 8,000+ global leaders, influencers, advocates, academics, activists, and journalism at Women Deliver — the world’s largest conference on gender equality and the health, ...

EMC Strategic Partner, White Ribbon Alliance, Reveals the Global Results of its Groundbreaking “What Women Want” Campaign

June 21, 2019

In 2018, the White Ribbon Alliance set out on a mission to conduct the largest survey into women’s opinion on their sexual and reproductive health needs ever. The goal: to discover what quality healthcare means to one million women and girls around the world and create a detailed advocacy agenda to realize their demands. ...

Measuring Mistreatment in Maternity Care: a Groundbreaking Study by Every Mother Counts, the University of British Columbia and Community Partners

June 11, 2019

Disrespect and abuse during pregnancy and childbirth has become recognized as a significant contributor to poor health outcomes, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In lower-resource settings, mistreatment during pregnancy and childbirth is shockingly common and leads to both short and long-term health effects, ...