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Community Voices: Sharing Stories of Early Birth

Just like our children, no two birth stories are exactly the same. As we share them, we feel a connection, particularly as we face the unexpected, the unplanned, and the uncontrollable. Knowing we’re not alone is a key component of community. Many of you have generously submitted elements from your own experiences. In honor of Mother’s Day, we’re sharing and honoring your stories. Today is a selection from those who have faced early or premature births.

Preventing Polio: A Shot Away From an Equal Shot

Since the age of three when I contracted polio, every day of my life has had challenges -- challenges that are completely preventable with a polio vaccination. I was paralyzed from the waist down, but with determination and physical therapy that I had to fight to receive, I regained full mobility in my right leg but remain paralyzed in my left leg. Even as an adult I still live with the consequences of polio.

This World Malaria Day, How Can YOU Help Fight Malaria?

Every 60 seconds a child dies from malaria. Bed nets are a simple, cost-effective way to prevent children and families from being bitten by malaria-carrying mosquitoes while they sleep. To end malaria deaths in this generation, we need your help!

More than a mosquito: Elizabeth’s story

Like many mothers, Elizabeth Apem clearly remembers the last time she was awakened by her child, sick in the middle of the night. “My daughter woke up from sleep complaining of a severe headache and joint pains. I checked on her and she was shivering in bed. She had a high fever.” For most of us, our next response would be to rush to the emergency room. But Elizabeth lives in rural Kenya, far from care with no car or means of transportation. So 13-year-old Silale had to wait until morning to go to a local clinic.

Do You Know Your Neighbors?

In the age of social media, we might feel closer to that blogger 2,000 miles away who we’ve never actually met, than the widow next door, or the new mom across the street...

Calling for Old Cell Phones!

I’m always surprised when I clean out those catch-all drawers and find old, forgotten cell phones. I always wonder what I should do with them, and inevitably I end up just putting them back in that drawer. Now is the time to put those old phones to good use by donating them. Do you have any outdated cell phones lying around your house?

What’s the Best Advice a Mom Ever Gave You?

In celebration of the Global Mom Relay, World Moms Blog editors asked 19 mothers from 17 countries for the best advice a mother ever gave them. Here’s an excerpt of what they had to say...

How Voicemails and Text Messages Changed One Woman’s Life

Asha Rani, a mother of two children living in the slums of Dhaka, Bangladesh, learned how to provide better care for herself and her newborn through a mobile service provided by the local team of the Mobile Alliance for Maternal Health (MAMA) called 'Aponjon' or "the trusted one." After the birth of her second child, Asha and her husband signed up to receive weekly voice and SMS messages, which are also used by her husband and her mother-in-law.

Be FashionABLE and Make an Impact

The Genet Scarf, named after one of the Ethiopian women who helped produce it, is part of the fashionABLE line which is committed to long-term solutions to fighting poverty, focusing on creating opportunities for vulnerable women.

Jennifer Lopez: Global Mom Relay PSA

This post is part of the Global Mom Relay. Every time you share tor view this video, $5 will go to women and girls around the world. Scroll to the bottom to find out more.