Our Mothers

Why Maternal Health Matters?

The joy of being a mother is unmatched. It is one of the most significant acts a human being can go through. It is critical for the continuity of the human race.

Yet every year, around 300,000 mothers, or mothers-to-be, die in pregnancy and childbirth. The research suggests that 99% of deaths are avoidable. Most of these deaths happen in developing countries. Sub-Saharan Africa carries the heaviest burden of these deaths.

Training

The maternal health practitioners in Sub-Saharan Africa work under extremely challenging conditions. Long hours, non-existent wages and minimal support structure is the common story. The midwives frequently have to look after several labouring women on their own. Most of these midwives receive no further training and their skillset remains limited and they often lack the knowledge base and technical knowhow.

Often their training is inadequate or out of date. Maternal death is something they face frequently in the absence of up-to-date equipment, drugs, and most of all, training.

Muntada Aid provides Skills Sharing Workshops run by volunteer UK midwives. The aim is to offer opportunities to local midwives to refresh and update their knowledge and practice their skills in a supportive and safe environment. The ultimate aim is to make birth safer for women in Sub-Saharan Africa.