Did you see…

this report from TIME magazine this week?  Although maternal mortality affects many more than the one woman who dies, sending shock waves out into her community, the victims of maternal mortality cannot speak up for themselves and advocate for the changes that would have given them life.  That is, not until TIME documented one woman’s story of dying to give birth.   Mamma Sessay, age 18, tells her own story–even though she is dead.  Let us listen well and take heed.

Not so prominently featured on the same page, is this photo-essay about the perils of childbirth in Afghanistan.  These hidden stories must continue to be told!