Did You Know That 1,000 Pregnant Women Will Die On Mothers Day?

Women around the world die in childbirth because of a lack of access to adequate healthcare. To raise awareness, these celebrity moms are canceling the holiday. Like and share this if you will be celebrating No Mothers Day this year.
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Women around the world die in childbirth because of a lack of access to adequate healthcare. To raise awareness, these celebrity moms are canceling the holiday. Like and share this if you will be celebrating No Mothers Day this year.


ORIGINAL: Video by supermodel and filmmaker Christy Turlington Burns, who founded the project Every Mother Counts. Found via my Facebook friend Amy Swift Crosby.
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