As part of the bank's spotlight on Women's History Month, Christy Turlington Burns, activist, model, advocate and founder of the nonprofit Every Mother Counts, shares how her organization supports mothers in the U.S. and around the world before.

After suffering a near-fatal complication during the birth of her first child in 2003, Burns was motivated to start the New York-based global nonprofit that seeks to make childbirth safe for women around the world. Since 2010, Every Mother Counts has invested $21 million in grants to 29 programs in nine countries. It also has supported more than a million people, including women, babies, health workers and community members.

Now, with the pandemic making it even more difficult for many women to access quality, respectful and equitable maternity care, supporting mothers is as urgent as ever.

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