To mark the upcoming Mother’s Day holiday, MTV has announced it is launching the “Save Our Moms” campaign in partnership with Emmy winner Lena Waithe, Christy Turlington Burns’ Every Mother Counts, and the Black Mamas Matter Alliance. The campaign’s goal is to provide life-saving resources for expectant mothers, their friends, and families and educate them on maternal mortality.
Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Cdc), two to three women die in the U.S. each day from pregnancy-related complications. The number has doubled in the last 30 years, with the risk of pregnancy-related death three to four times higher for black women than for white women. Overall, the U.S. is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth, with 60% of annual deaths being preventable with proper medical care and awareness.
“Every mother deserves the right to go home with their child,” Waithe said in a statement.
Per the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (Cdc), two to three women die in the U.S. each day from pregnancy-related complications. The number has doubled in the last 30 years, with the risk of pregnancy-related death three to four times higher for black women than for white women. Overall, the U.S. is the most dangerous place in the developed world to give birth, with 60% of annual deaths being preventable with proper medical care and awareness.
“Every mother deserves the right to go home with their child,” Waithe said in a statement.
- 5/9/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
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