Declare April 11 an International Day for Maternal Health and Rights April 11 2016, will be the third call to action to establish an International Day for Maternal Health and Rights.  There are several ways for you to show your support on (or before) April 11th: Please sign the petiti

The benefits of skin-to-skin contact for babies after birth have been well documented. But what about for mothers? After all, they, too, have been on quite a journey. New research to be presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference & Exhibition suggests mater

A new research from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Boston Children’s Hospital says that skin-to-skin contact may reduce deaths for infants with low birth weight. Low birth weight infants are particularly vulnerable during their first month of life so the researchers

Safe Motherhood for All would like you to know about our initiative the Respectful Maternity Care Postcard. The Respectful Maternity Care Postcard is intended to be received by all pregnant women and hopefully this access will occur early in woman’s pregnancy. Safe Motherhood for All

3 JUNE 2013 | GENEVA — The High-level Panel of Eminent Persons on the Post-2015 Development Agenda issued its final report to the United Nations Secretary-General on 30 May 2013. The report entitled A New Global Partnership: Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainabl

SUMMARY The birth of a child should be a time of wonder and celebration. But for millions of mothers and babies in developing countries, it is a dance with death. In commemoration of Mother’s Day, Save the Children is publishing its 14th annual State of the World’s Mothers report. Eve