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The Gift of a Safe Birth

jennifer · December 15, 2012 · 2 Comments

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Every two minutes another mother dies in childbirth.
When I saw that stat on Maternity Worldwide’s website, I was a bit surprised. That’s a lot of children being born without a mother.
London-based Maternity Worldwide works to ensure safe births and increased maternal health in developing countries.
As the headline on the home page of their website states “no woman should die giving birth.”
Part of the problem is the lack of access to maternal health care. This is where Maternity Worldwide steps in. They:

  • Provide communities with information on maternal health and family planning
  • Empower women by providing opportunities for them to set up their own businesses
  • Improve access to health centers and hospitals
  • Train local midwives and doctors to enable them to provide safe births
  • Where necessary, they provide the equipment and resources needed so hospitals and health centres can enable women to give birth safely

You can find out more about the their projects on the website.
So, why am I telling you all of this? Because there’s an easy way for you to help out.
And, if you’re like me and haven’t finished your Christmas shopping yet, you can also purchase a really impactful gift.
You can actually save a life this Christmas by sponsoring a safe birth for $24 and an emergency caesarean for $81.
A Safe Birth Certificate can be personalised with your own message and either sent directly to the gift recipient or to you.
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And while the amounts on the website are in British pounds, those amounts will change to dollars once you get to the checkout. Save a life this Christmas.
Now, that’s a gift that gives back.
I wrote this post as part of the Global Team of 200, a highly specialized group of Mom Bloggers for Social Good members who focus on maternal health, children, hunger, and women and girls. 

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Comments

  1. ilene says

    December 15, 2012 at 7:40 pm

    I often think about how lucky we are to have access to such good healthcare in the US (despite how much is screwed up with the insurance situation). 2 out of my 3 kids were born via emergency C and one of them was a preemie. I don’t know where we would all be in my family without the advances we have here in the states. This is great information and what a great holiday donation!

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    • anotherjennifer says

      December 16, 2012 at 12:26 pm

      We are so lucky, Ilene. I once worked with a woman who had twins at 20 weeks. By some kind of miracle they are happy and healthy today. It’s amazing what those doctors did to keep those little girls alive in the first few weeks of their lives!

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