The Mother & Child Project : raising our voices for health and hope / [print]
Mother and Child Project
compiled by Hope Through Healing Hands ; foreword by Kay Warren ; preface by Melinda Gates.
- Grand Rapids, Michigan : Zondervan, (c)2015.
- 239 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
Choosing joy for mothers and children All lives have equal value Third world women Maternal and child health: how healthy timing and spacing of pregnancy saves lives -- Mihret Gebrehiwot's story: Ethiopia -- A mama knows Contraception is a pro-life cause in developing world Family planning as a pro-life cause Transforming the world the burden we should share Baby free until 2013 Women and girls' health She counts New ideas, new opinions Who will take care of my children? A "big tent" approach Personal and professional reasons to be thankful for child spacing Why Christians should care about maternal health Contraception uncoupled From mother to mother Strong mothers: the key to healthy families, communities, and nations -- Beryl Anyago's story: Kenya -- Helping women isn't just a "nice" thing to do Maternal health and the strategy for empowering women Better moms make a better world Healthy mothers create healthy societies, and a safer world How I became a maternal health advocate Family planning and linkages with US health and development goals Making dreams come true Other concerns: male involvement, child marriage, slavery, and orphan care -- Namatta Lillian's story: Uganda -- Kiran Awasthi's story: India -- What's so scary about smart girls? Men as difference-makers From the shade of an acacia tree Too young to wed Child marriage and dowry deaths A promise to girls Forced to confront the impossible Brothels, survival, and hope Contraceptives in the developing world Speaking up for other mothers Every child deserves a family Why maternal health matters to people of faith -- Dorine's story: Burundi -- The good Samaritan in the global village The first-responder church You just never know Blessed for all generations What kind of people ought you to be? On shame and stewardship Sovereign over us The old new thing The village nearby Appendix: What you can do. -- How you can become an advocate -- How you can give: partners in maternal health. Kay Warren -- Melinda Gates -- Amy Grant -- Rachel Held Evans -- Bill Frist and Jenny Eaton Dyer -- Michael Gerson -- David Stevens -- Cathy R. Taylor -- James and Jena Lee Nardella -- Phillip Nieburg -- Shannon Trilli -- Victoria Jennings -- Elizabeth Styffe -- Kent R. Hill -- Ray Martin -- Shepherd and Anita Smith -- Joe McIlhaney -- Kimberly Williams-Paisley -- Hillary Clinton -- Bruce Wilkinson -- Sherry Surratt -- Kay Granger -- Christy Turlington Burns -- Janet Fleischman -- Jennifer Nettles -- Nicholas Kristof -- James Nardella -- Dan Haseltine -- Cynthia Gorney -- Jimmy Carter -- Desmond Tutu and Ela Bhatt -- Christine Caine -- Natalie Grant -- Tony Campolo -- Tracie Hamilton -- Mary Beth Chapman -- Jim Wallis -- Santiago "Jimmy" Mellado -- Mike Glenn -- Dan Scott -- Jennie Allen -- Scott Sauls -- Michael W. Smith -- Sarah Masen and David Dark -- Debbie Dortzbach --
Dozens of influential leaders have heard the pleas of mothers and children in developing countries. Raising their voices to inspire a movement to increase healthy pregnancies and lower death rates, Melinda Gates, Kay Warren, Bill Frist, Kimberly Williams Paisley, Michael W. Smith and more speak out about why people of faith must get involved in The Mother and Child Project: Raising Our Voices for Health and Hope. Almost 287,000 women die each year because of pregnancy and birth complications. Many orphans are left behind in the wake of this tragedy, and without a mother, many of those children die as well. If only enough people knew. We have the resources to prevent this crisis, but we must take action. Fortunately, Hope Through Healing Hands, a nonprofit organization promoting awareness for healthy mothers and children worldwide, is already spreading the word. Not only can we save lives, reduce abortions, and decrease death rates, but also we can help build healthier, thriving families and bring stability and sustainability to families, communities and nations.The question is, will you join them? --
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Maternal and infant welfare--Developing countries. Maternal health services--Developing countries. Mother and child--Health and hygiene--Developing countries. Pregnancy--Developing countries. Mortality--Developing countries. Public health--Developing countries. Maternal Health. Developing Countries.