Healthy Pregnancy & Birth

#LetsTalk About Depression

The theme for World Health Day this year is depression.  According to the latest estimates from WHO, more than 300 million people are now living ...

#NewsdayTuesday: U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Drop

We are kicking off this week’s #NewsdayTuesday with great news!  The rate of children under the age of one dying (known as infant mortality) in ...

#NewsdayTuesday: Birth Defects Rise 20 Times More in Moms With Zika

Zika is a concern to anyone who is pregnant. It’s a virus that can cause serious problems and can be passed onto your baby. It can cause a birth defect ...

NewsdayTuesday: Air Pollution an Emerging Serious Danger to Children’s Lives

A new report by the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that air pollution is one of the biggest health threats to children under five years-old.  Each year, ...

#WomenInspire: How access to surgery and vocational training is changing lives

Rose Chelimo lives in Kenya’s western town of Burnt Forest. She is 27, with two young sons, ages four and eight. A contract seamstress, she ...

#NewsdayTuesday: Celebrating Innovations for Women and Children

We are amazed by the number of global innovations created to improve lives. From apps that track women’s health to coats lifting women out of ...

Gates Letter Promises Better Lives for Women and Children

Bill and Melinda Gates released the annual Gates Letter this week and it outlines the priorities of their foundation. The letter, addressed to philanthropist Warren Buffet, uses global health ...

#NewsdayTuesday: Making Every Second Count with @UNICEF and #EarlyMomentsMatter

According to a recent series in The Lancet, nearly 250 million children in developing countries are at risk of poor development due to stunting and ...

Our 2017 Promise For Families Everywhere

Dear Global Moms and all those who love and support them, I love the sense of freshness the start of a new year brings. There ...

Peace Will Not Come Easily, But it is Possible: Ripples of Hope for 2017

Walking along the ruins of Coventry Cathedral in the United Kingdom, the timeless lessons of war — and subsequently peace — permeate through stony rubble. ...