Maternity Worldwide

Maternity Worldwide is a charity which works in low-income countries to help women and girls access the high-quality maternal health care they need to be able to give birth safely.

Their mission is to work with communities and partners to:

• Identify and develop appropriate and effective ways to reduce maternal and newborn mortality and morbidity
• Facilitate communities to access quality skilled maternity care
• Support the provision of quality skilled care

Activities:

• Provide communities with information on maternal and newborn health so they know the risks to look for and can seek medical help early
• Enable women to become financially independent by supporting and training them to set up their own small businesses, empowering them to become the decision-makers about their own reproductive and sexual health and to become future leaders
• Improve access to health centers and hospitals
• Train local midwives, doctors and healthcare workers to enable them to provide safe births
• Where necessary, provide the equipment and resources needed and improve the referral service so hospitals and health centers can enable women to give birth safely