The good news on this Mother’s Day is that many area moms deservedly will be treated like royalty, taken to brunch and presented with bouquets. The bad news is that in so many parts of the world, mothers see their newborns die because of unsafe drinking water, malnutrition and other chronic public health problems. According to Save the Children’s latest “State of the World’s Mothers” report, even the United States has an alarming death rate for newborns — nearly 5 per 1,000 babies, compared with Japan’s 1.8. State stats show Sedgwick County does even worse than the nation as a whole, charting 8.2 infant deaths per 1,000 in 2004, or a total 60. And the United States only ties with the United Kingdom for 10th place among countries for the status of mothers and children overall. Surely a nation of such wealth and pride can do better by its mothers.
Posted by Rhonda Holman
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Not sure what to say here. But a thread mentioning Mothers Day cannot go without at least one post ON Mothers Day.
Perhaps if the considerable energies and passion and efforts of the ENTIRE pro life community could be brought to bare against the statistics Rhonda mentions, a substantial improvement in them might result.
Happy Mothers Day to all Moms everywhere.
And to dads who are managing the roles of both dad and mom, JR.