Nice News’ May 2023 Cause of the Month

An estimated 287,000 women worldwide die every year as a result of complications of pregnancy and childbirth — and almost all of those deaths can be prevented with “quality, respectful, and equitable maternity care.” With Mother’s Day approaching, Nice News hopes you will join the fight to change that statistic by supporting Every Mother Counts through our May Cause of the Month fundraiser.

The nonprofit, founded in 2010, “envisions a world where all women have the opportunity to enter motherhood and not only survive, but thrive,” and operates based on four key principles: placing mothers at the center, strengthening healthcare workforces, facilitating access to resources, and advancing proven models of care.

So far, Every Mother Counts has invested over $24 million in public education, community engagement, and grantmaking; touched the lives of more than 1 million people (including women, babies, health workers, and community members); and released dozens of educational films on the topic of maternal health care.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from this fundraiser will go directly to Every Mother Counts and its mission to make childbirth safe for every mother, everywhere — you can read more about the organization’s work here.

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