Pram March highlights maternal mortality around the world

On Sunday, 10 May – Mother’s Day – the annual Pram March will once again take place in 15 Danish cities to raise awareness of maternal mortality around the world.

The event will be held in Aalborg, Aarhus, Copenhagen, Odense, Vejle, Horsens, Randers, Viborg, Gentofte, Helsingør, Hillerød, Ølstykke, Jyllinge, Holbæk and Slagelse.

In Copenhagen, the Pram March will take place from 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. on the grass areas at Islands Brygge Park next to Islands Brygge Cultural Centre. The programme includes speeches by Majbrit Berlau, Secretary General of Sex & Society, Copenhagen’s Lord Mayor Sisse Marie Welling, and journalist and TV host Petra Nagel. Participants will then walk a short march route before the day continues with cake, entertainment by clown Tapé, children’s tattoos and the opportunity to make Mother’s Day cards. In Gentofte, the march will be held from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at Vangede Library on Vangede Bygade.

The Pram March is organised by Sex & Society in collaboration with the mothers’ community MaMaMesh, and this is the fifth consecutive year the march has been held on Mother’s Day.

According to the organisers, 712 women and girls die every day globally in connection with pregnancy and childbirth. Worldwide, around 260,000 women lose their lives each year due to lack of access to contraception, safe abortions, maternity care or emergency medical assistance.

For every participant in the march, RFSU donates DKK 100 to Sex & Society’s work supporting pregnant women and mothers giving birth in Kenya.

“The Pram March has become an important Mother’s Day tradition in several parts of the country because it brings together people across generations around a cause that can otherwise feel far away,” said Majbrit Berlau, Secretary General of Sex & Society.

At the same time, she described maternal mortality as a “neglected global catastrophe”.

According to Sex & Society, pregnancy and childbirth are among the leading causes of death for teenage girls in Kenya and other countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

Events around the country begin at 10:00 a.m. with a short route of no more than one kilometre, allowing even small children to participate. After the march, there will be family activities including music, balloons, cake and creative Mother’s Day activities.

The Pram March is open to everyone – including participants without prams.

MaMaMesh states that the march is also about creating community among Danish families and mothers. According to a survey among members of the community, 81 percent of mothers feel they have lost friendships after having children, while 25 percent often feel lonely.

“It means a great deal to us at MaMaMesh to see the strong support for taking part in the Pram March on Mother’s Day,” said Sara Rode Hamann, founder of MaMaMesh.

You can register for the Pram March at: https://take-action.sexogsamfund.dk/barnevognmarch-2026-landingpage