Choice Humanitarian
West Jordan, UT:
Why and How I Am Choosing to Be a Mother
Despite the all-too-real threat of maternal mortality, medical racism, and homophobia, I’m ready to be a Black, queer mom
Ensuring mothers do not die when giving life
A programme in seven countries advances efforts to reduce maternal and child mortality highlighting the links between violence against women and maternal health, and training midwives and community health workers to bring long-term change.
The amazing significance of what a mother-to-be eats
An experiment in The Gambia reveals the extraordinary importance of a mother's diet.
Paid Parental Leave — What Working Women Really Need
Empowering Young People to Live the Lives They Choose
The largest generation of young people the world has ever seen – 1.8 billion youth – has vast potential. Yet, as this photo blog highlights, the potential of these young people will only be realized if they are empowered with the sexual and reproductive health information, services, and rights they desire in order to allow […]
The Things You Should NOT Say To An Expectant Mother
When you’re an expectant mother, you can expect plenty of comments.
Why Are Birth Mothers So Important?
If you would have asked me this question seven years ago, I would have given the typical answer: tha...
Mothering by Heart: Three Mistakes I Made as a Mother
I bumbled my way through motherhood. Thankfully, my older sister was two babies into the adventure before our first little miracle arrived. She enlightened me on a few unsubstantiated but apparently common knowledge basics such as, “You don’t have to boil that pacifier before putting it back in his mouth.” “I don’t? Then what I […]
How To Care For A Mother Who's Had A C-Section
Thank you for taking the time to look this over! I feel it is a very important issue which receives little attention. This is a hard sub...
The Hardest Choice: Three Birth Mothers on Why They Let Their Children Go
These women reveal the reasons behind their very difficult and very personal decisions.
Sometimes what your Mother told you isn't true!
This is one of those times where you can feel justified as a kid rebelling against your Mom.... remember the "stand up straight!" thing? Join Marsha as she s...
Why the State had such a big problem with unmarried mothers
Extra-marital sex was a threat to our self-perceived identity of moral superiority
How Are Any Of Us Supposed To Become Mothers?
To me, the absolute zenith of late-in-life human existence is to be a little Italian grandmother. As it stands, I’m not sure how I’m supposed to even become a mother. What if we lived in a country where parents, and especially mothers, were supported instead of forced to sacrifice other facets of their lives and come up with their own solutions?
Myths About Birth Mothers and How We Can Help Dispel Them
Common and Not-So-Common Myths About Birth Mothers Explained The road to placement for a birth mothe...
U.S. Women Are Dying Younger Than Their Mothers, and No One Knows Why
While advancements in medicine and technology have prolonged life expectancy and decreased premature deaths overall, women in parts of the country have been left behind.
Should mothers work? We’ve been asking the wrong question.
Should mothers work? For many women, this question is surely quite personal; the answer may depend on the ages of her kids, their health, the state of her...
Expectant Mothers Can Learn More About Pregnancy Through UAMS Program
Program facilitators are there to answer questions and prepare expectant mothers for what's ahead.
Pregnant Behind Bars: How Expectant Mothers' Lives are Under Threat
Imagine being pregnant and hungry. Always hungry. Now imagine being hungry and locked in a room, unable to access food, for eight to 12 hours. Imagine opening a carton of milk and being hit in the face with a rancid smell that makes your stomach turn. Now imagine that that is the only carton of …
Bringing back the ‘VBAC’: How Enloe helped mothers achieve natural birth
After two decades, obstetricians at Enloe Medical Center were honored for their work openly supporting mothers hoping to give birth vaginally after a cesarean section. A mother who successfully bro…
How culturally centered care could help mothers and babies
An estimated 700 to 900 women die in the U.S. every year from pregnancy- and childbirth-related causes. Black women are three to four times more likely to die of these causes than white women.
Black Mothers Face Far Worse Health Outcomes. How Do We Fix It?
How implicit bias, access to care, patient experience, and a lifetime of “othering” affect maternal health.
