Turlington Burns talks about her own experience. She began hemorrhaging after the delivery of her first child.
“I had a great pregnancy and first delivery but an hour or so after I delivered my daughter, I started to hemorrhage. I had a retained placenta and then because of the removal of that placenta I started to hemorrhage. And it was very scary because I really did feel that I had done everything right, I was in the right kind of care, I was in the right place and suddenly going from feeling very empowered to completely disempowered in moments was terrifying.”
After surviving the medical emergency, Turlington became an activist and advocate for this cause. Along with Every Mother Counts, she has also created a series of documentaries about the issue, including No Woman No Cry.
To learn more, visit: Every Mother Counts. There is a section on their website where you can shop for unique items that directly support the cause. Here is the link to the store.
Christy Turlington Burns currently serves on the board of Harvard Medical School’s Global Health Council, and an advisory board member of New York University's Nursing School.