Are you ready? This year marks the 10th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Did you know that Katrina led to 5,000 reported missing children and it took seven months to connect the last child with her parents? SEVEN MONTHS. I’m about to have a panic attack just thinking about that! [Tweet “Hurr #Katrina separated 5000 kids frm […]
State of the World’s Mothers
Save the Children’s latest State of the World’s Mothers report was released today. The news is not good for babies born into poverty even in urban areas: “Our new report reveals a devastating child survival divide between the haves and have-nots, telling a tale of two cities among urban communities around the world, including the United […]
The Every Newborn Action Plan
Every Newborn Action Plan – Officially Launched on June 30th… Newborn health. A topic that has pretty much defined me for the past almost three years. Having lost a 2 day old, this is a topic that will never get old to me. No mother should have to watch her baby die… certainly not […]
6.6 Million Families will never be whole again – Ending Newborn Death
Ending Newborn Death Obviously, this is an important topic to me. I lost a two day old infant and have been championing for Newborn Health ever since. I often blog about this topic, most recently about the Newborn Health Action Plan. So when Social Good Moms sent out information about raising awareness to help end […]