Million Moms Challenge. I'm one in a million, are you?

If you are a mom, a dad, a son, a daughter, a blog writer, a blog reader,... please join the Million Moms Challenge (MMC) to help change and save the life of mothers and children around the world. It is very simple to do it!

I have been blessed with a very healthy pregnancy and delivery surrounded by good doctors and proper care, but this is not the reality for many mothers in some parts of the world. Together we can change that by embracing the MMC campaign.

As it is stated on the MMC official website:

• "Every 90 seconds, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth. Most of those deaths are in the developing world. 
•  1 in 5 women in Africa loses a baby in her lifetime. In richer countries, that number is around 1 in 125. 
• Almost 8 million children die each year before their 5th birthdays—that's almost 21,000 children each day—from largely preventable causes."

The MMC was announced on ABC News on September 16th and launched on Good Morning America on September 19th. Hundreds of supporters gathered in New York at the Times Square for that event.

The Million Moms Challenge is a campaign for hope and change, focusing on many important issues as to bring global awareness and support for healthy pregnancy and childbirth. There are more than a dozen partners working together on this challenge as ABC News, the UN Foundation, Baby Center, Johnson & Johnson, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Unicef, ONE.org, Global Giving, BlogFrog, GAIN (Global Alliance for improved nutrition), Mothers to mothers, Care, Save the Children, The White Ribbon Alliance for safe motherhood, World Vision, AMFEF, and others.

You can take an action by:

• signing the petition For the first 100,000 people who sign on to the Million Moms Challenge, Johnson & Johnson will donate a total of $100,000 to several of the biggest NGOs helping moms and babies throughout the world
• inviting your friends Tell your friends about it on Facebook, twitter or by sending them an email
• Sending a photo of you raising your hand in support of the challenge I just took my picture, as you can see below.
• sharing your story Write about your pregnancy experience or a friend experience
• donating your old cell phone Help health workers around the world
• wearing your support
• making a donation Any amount can make a difference
• following them on twitter @AMillionMoms and tweeting about the challenge with #AMillionMoms
• "Liking" the MMC official Facebook page

If you have a blog, you can also participate by:

• Writing a post about the Million Moms Challenge and having it featured on the ABC News MMC official site.
  
• Posting the Million Moms Challenge badge on your blog. You can find the code on the right sidebar within the MMC BlogFrog community.
• Being a part of the MMC community  

As their slogan says: "You don't need to be a mom to help a mom. You just need to be one in a million."

Many celebrities have raised their hands in support of this challenge and so have I.

Now it's your turn!

Watch the ABC News Video: