Mother's Day

Mother's play many different roles and those roles vary for everyone. For some they make dinner and do laundry. For others they provide advice and guidance. Yet for some, the only role their mother has played is giving birth them.  This can be because, for whatever reason, they choose not to raise their  child or maybe the unfortunate happened and they died during birth. 

Orphans is a topic I will certainly speak more on in the future because anyone that knows me knows it is something that is near and dear to my heart. Today, however, the focus is on the moms. A number of women literally give their life for their child when they die during childbirth. The leading cause is hemorrhaging and the countries with the highest maternal mortality rate are in Sub-Saharan Africa.

With a higher number of midwives and more training and facilities, the majority of these deaths can be prevented. Check out this short clip on maternal mortality.

If you want to know more here is information from UNICEF.  None of this is intended to be a downer on Mother's Day but to shed light on the ultimate sacrifice some mothers make for their children.

UPDATE: There is a new report out about trends in maternal health, how the numbers are reducing but are still too high, and what can be done to save more lives. Check it out!