Christy Turlington Burns

A safer motherhood through family planning

Christy Turlington Burns, 12 July 2012 - Development Debates, Girls & Women

Babies don't get to choose where, when or how they come into the world. Giving mothers the chance to make those huge decisions could make all the difference in the world. I learned just how serious birth can be when …

All for Mum and Mum for all

Christy Turlington Burns, 16 March 2012 - Development Debates, Girls & Women, Health

I celebrated the 101st International Women's Day in the halls of the United Nations last week. I followed Twitter, and shared blogs and news stories that collectively called we women to action. When I take a step back, as I …

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