Post-partum depression

“Without Mothers there is no better to build back to”

21.05.21

The COVID pandemic has upended many lives around the world. But according to recent reports, women, particularly mothers, have been bearing the brunt of not just the economic damage but

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Supporting maternal health through the Riseup-PPD EU COST ACTION

14.10.19

Make Mothers Matter is proud to be part of the new EU research network on Peripartum Depression Disorder (PPD) where we are co-leading a working group on the dissemination of

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Maternal depression and burnout must be acknowledged and addressed – also for Early Childhood Development

27.06.19

UN Geneva, Human Rights Council - MMM took the opportunity of the discussion on the right to mental health to draw attention to mental health issues affecting mothers around the

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Latest News from MMM and its Network

Opening Doors, Breaking Isolation: The Everyday Work of Gender Equality

22.09.26

For Gender Equality Week in Canada, we’re proud to amplify the work of our Network member Mothers Matter Canada, who demonstrate through this blog post written by Yusra Qadir, their chief programs and advocac

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Motherhood Penalty: Care Is Not a Private Matter

17.09.26

The report published on 9 September by France’s High Council for Equality between Women and Men (HCE),

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Right to Education: Putting mothers and families at the heart of the UN process

08.09.26

UN Geneva — Make Mothers Matter (MMM) took part in the second session of the UN Open-ended Intergovernmental Working Group examining a new Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC),

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Beyond Breastfeeding: Recognising Mothers as Society’s First Builders

02.08.26

To mark World Breastfeeding Week, we are delighted to share this contribution from Dr. Farahdibha Tenrilemba, guest writer for Make Mothers Matter and Vice President of KOWANI, Indonesia’s oldest national wom

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Championing the human rights of mothers – MMM at HRC62

12.07.26

UN Geneva – The 62nd session of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC62) concluded last week after three weeks of debates, panel discussions and negotiations in Geneva. Throughout the session, Make Mothers Matter

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Why Care Must Shape the Cities of Tomorrow

09.07.26

UN New York – At the online event Rethinking Cities Through Care: People, Planet and the 2030 Agenda which we hosted on the margins of the UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF), experts and practitioners explo

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