We’re losing so many mothers to childbirth and genocide. It’s our responsibility to act on both | Jacinda Ardern

We know women give birth during war – and too often, they die. But we must do much more to achieve safety and stabilityJacinda Ardern is a former prime minister of New ZealandIt was usually when my daughter hadn’t slept that the conversation started. I’d message my friend wondering aloud whether I would get through the day without making some glaring mistake. I was the prime minister of New Zealand. Only the second woman in the world to have a baby while leading a country, and some days were hard.Yet there was one response, a simple text message from my friend, also deep in the trenches of caregiving, that would stop me in my tracks: “Women give birth during war.”Jacinda Ardern is a former prime minister of New ZealandDo you have an opinion on the issues raised in this article? If you would like to submit a response of up to 300 words by email to be considered for publication in our letters section, please click here. Continue reading...

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