No other health disparity is so stark; virtually every woman who dies giving birth lives in a poor country.

I'm a mom. I'm from Ethiopia. I gave birth in the U.S. and had all the proper care available to me. If I had given birth in Ethiopia - I don't know if I might have even survived it.

We should work to guarantee that there is a midwife or health worker by every woman's side during childbirth.

Investing in women's lives is an investment in sustainable development, in human rights, in future generations - and consequently in our own long-term national interests.

I really don't think there should be a movie about me. That's for sure!

I never thought modeling would become my career. I thought it was something I'd do to pay my way through college.

The message of our campaign is "Make every mother and child count". This campaign is not just about health. It is also a powerful call for radical progress in women's rights and the rights of their children. Too often, the health of mothers and children does not count. In too many parts of the world, they are forgotten.