The International Museum of Women is excited to announce the launch of the Imagining Ourselves Motherhood Exhibit, running from March 8 through the end of June. www.imow.org

Join us for four months of film, photography, literature, and art - as young women from more than 30 countries explore the nuances of modern motherhood. A part of the Museum’s highly successful Imagining Ourselves project, the exhibit will include contributions from Her Majesty Queen Rania Al-Abdullah of Jordan, journalist Mariane Pearl, authors Rebecca Walker and Karenna Gore-Schiff, activist Hafsat Abiola, comedienne Jenny McCarthy, actress Julie Delpy, and singer/songwriter Toni Braxton.

Conversation: Maternal Health

Every minute, somewhere in the world, a woman dies of pregnancy-related complications. Every year, 530,000 women die due to these complications and over 20 million are seriously injured. In the majority of cases, this death is preventable. Imagining Ourselves dedicates the next four months to a worldwide campaign to promote safe motherhood.

Young and pregnant, Meselech Mina from Ethiopia had to walk for five days while she was in labor. As a result of her prolonged labor, Meselech developed a condition known as fistula, but a successful operation helped integrate her back into society. You can read her story at http://imaginingourselves.imow.org/pb/Story.aspx?g=1&id=1029&lang=1

The film “Life Wrap” looks at a low-cost, life-saving solution that can prevent pregnant women from bleeding to death during labor. See how “The Life Wrap” has the potential to reduce mortality and severe complications among women suffering from obstetric hemorrhage”. View this film at http://imaginingourselves.imow.org/pb/Story.aspx?g=1&id=1033&lang=1

Read the stories, watch the videos and join us in a world wide campaign to promote safe Motherhood everywhere.
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