We all value the women and mothers in our lives and so we’re happy to be celebrating International Women’s Day, and saying thank you to our mums this March. Yet around the world many aren’t so fortunate and millions of women each year are dying needlessly in childbirth.
Pregnancy is not a disease, yet it kills one woman every minute. Almost all of these deaths are preventable and 95% of them occur in developing countries. Poverty, violence and a lack of education all contribute.
The lifetime risk of maternal death here in the UK is only one in nearly 16,700; in Sierra Leone it is one in eight. It doesn’t have to be this way.
Help us change this
We think a mother’s health is worth fighting for. We know you do too. So join us in telling our politicians that worldwide maternal health needs to be a priority for the next UK Government.
Together we can ensure that every pregnancy is wanted, every birth safe and every child healthy. Together we can make every day Mother’s Day. Here’s how:
1. Add your photo to our giant Mother’s Day card
2. Email a Mother’s Day message to the party leaders
We’ll also be filling our sites with actions relating to women’s rights all week, so keep your eyes peeled for other ways to get involved. Follow us on Twitter for all the latest.
About our Campaign
We are working with a coalition of UK-based NGOs, professional associations and civil society networks who believe that the world’s women – and its children – deserve better, and the manifesto for motherhood is a starting point for our campaigning around the UK general election.
Read the Manifesto for Motherhood (PDF)
You can find out more about our campaign for maternal health here.
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Sometimes we do not appreciate what our mother have gone through. Some like me have come from a war torn country and I respect my mother so much for everything she has done for me. I just hope one day I can work with a world human rights organisation and help other women and those countries suffering from war and poverty.
A great step forward to demand Dignity for mums in all the the world.
I am so thankful that i have been a Mother in a country that allows me to provide my children with everything they need and more. Every mother deserves these things.
Seems to me that more men need to sign up to the need to prevent unwanted pregnancy and to avoid the loss of the mothers of their children. Imagine: childhood without your mother.
Guys in developing countries: what do you do to prevent maternal deaths and unwanted pregnancy? Most guys I know in the EU think women automatically want to be pregnant.
i am highly interested to take part in this organization .i am looking for an organization who will support me and my husband to be a part of this organization this is really a great work.congradulation to u all.
yasmin khan
phd student
university of karachi,pakistan
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