This sounds a lot like One Million Moms - the hate group. I hope people don't confuse this important cause with them.
12 Most Important Reasons YOU Need to Join the Million Moms Challenge #AMillionMoms
I’m getting involved because I want to bring awareness to the importance of a maternal focused global health initiative.
I hope you too will join me because you don’t have to be a mom to help a mom. You just have to be one in a million.
Maternal healthcare is imperative for ALL moms.
1. Moms are a most important resource. Healthcare should be available for all.
2. Every 90 seconds, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth. Most of those deaths are in the developing world.
3. 1 in 5 women in Africa loses a baby in her lifetime. In richer countries, that number is around 1 in 125
4. Whether you are a mom or you just love your mom, you can help. It’s easy.
5. We have the knowledge to prevent 90% of all maternal deaths- and they’re often simple, common-sense, affordable solutions.
6. Pregnancy is the biggest killer of girls ages 15-19 in the developing world.
7. Every year, 360,000 women die from pregnancy related causes.
8. Every year, more than one million children are left motherless and vulnerable because of maternal death.
9. Ensuring skilled attendance at all births, backed by emergency obstetric care when needed, would reduce maternal
deaths by about 75 per cent.
10. Ensuring access to voluntary family planning could reduce maternal deaths by more than one third and child deaths by as much as 20 per cent.
11. Every day, ONE THOUSAND WOMEN DIE in pregnancy or childbirth.
12. The Million Moms Challenge is a joint venture between ABC News and the UN Foundation in conjunction with Baby Center and world class partners around the world including many NGOs.
You don’t have to be a mom to help a mom, you just have to be one in a million. I hope you’ll join me now: http://action.millionmomschallenge.org/join-me
Check out the inspiring response to this movement at the official MMC site, www.MillionMomsChallenge.com, and participate from your hometown!
Facts compiled from:
http://www.unfpa.org
Featured image courtesy of ismana licensed via creative commons.
Michelle Kay
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Michelle Kay is a seeker of silver linings, positivity enthusiast and lover of all things social media. She is founder and editor of Domestic Executive Online and owner of Michelle Kay Media. Her specialties include consulting in regards of blogger perspective and collaboration, content creation, advertiser outreach and engagement, providing support for small business social media accounts and results driven analytics and statisical evaluation for each campaign. Along with her community outreach at 12 Most she has been a speaker/panelist for several media/networking events. Her number one goal is connecting people to the awesomeness that is social media and adding value to businesses both online and off. Michelle lives in the Chicago Metro area with her husband Josh, their children and a menagerie of furry family members. Please follow Michelle on Twitter, "like" her on Facebook, circle her on Google Plus, stop by her Blog and visit her Website .
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Thanks for bringing this cause and this issue to everyone's attention, Michelle. It is a dreadful fact that pregnancy and childbirth are still so very dangerous for women, especially in countries where good healthcare...or any healthcare...is hard to come by. It's easy to take for granted that the circle of life will move along unhindered, but factually, every pregnancy that ends happily for mom and baby truly is a miracle because there are so many millions of details that can go wrong. That is not to scare - it's to celebrate.
Thanks again!
@margieclayman I appreciate your thoughtful comments. My passion is helping women and children become the best they can be. I feel truly blessed to be able to be involved.
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