She is the founder of the Safe Motherhood Quilt Project and to honor those women who have died of pregnancy - related causes during the past twenty years .
The Safe Motherhood Quilt Project is a national effort developed to draw public attention to the current maternal death rates .
She is the founder of the Safe Motherhood Quilt Project , a national effort developed to draw public attention to the current maternal death rates , and to honor those women who have died of pregnancy - related causes during the past twenty years .