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Every two minutes, a woman dies from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth.

Most of these deaths are preventable.

Yet for mothers living in rural, last-mile communities across Sub-Saharan Africa, barriers such as long travel distances, shortages of skilled healthcare workers, delayed emergency transportation, and limited access to prenatal care can make life-saving care difficult or impossible to reach.
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Midwives Save Lives

exists because we believe where a mother lives should never determine whether she survives childbirth.
How We Save Lives

Before Birth

During Emergencies

At the Bedside

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Before Birth

Supporting healthier pregnancies before complications begin.

Many maternal deaths begin long before labor. Severe anemia, lack of prenatal support, and delayed recognition of danger signs can make childbirth far more dangerous.
 
MSL helps mothers access prevention-focused care through prenatal kits, nutrition support, iron deficiency and malaria prevention, and birth preparedness..

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During Emergencies

Helping mothers reach life-saving care in time.

In many rural communities, distance and transportation barriers delay emergency obstetric care when every minute matters.

MSL supports emergency transportation solutions that help mothers reach skilled care faster during childbirth emergencies.

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At the Bedside

Equipping and empowering the midwives who save lives.

Even after reaching a medical facility, shortages of trained maternal health providers can delay critical care during emergencies like postpartum hemorrhage.

MSL invests in the next generation of midwives through scholarships and workforce strengthening initiatives.

Midwives Save Lives

exists because we believe where a mother lives should never determine whether she survives childbirth.
How We Save Lives

Before Birth

During Emergencies

At the Bedside

Your support directly helps bring life-saving care closer to the mothers who need it most through:
  • Helping mothers enter childbirth healthier and stronger
  • Investing in the next generation of midwives
  • Expanding maternal health education in underserved communities
  • Bringing emergency transportation closer to mothers in crisis
Because where a mother lives should never determine whether she survives childbirth.
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Where a Mother Lives Should Not Determine Whether She Survives Childbirth

In rural last-mile communities across Sub-Saharan Africa, distance, poverty, and healthcare shortages place mothers and babies at greater risk during pregnancy and childbirth. Midwives Save Lives is working to change that — one mother, one midwife, and one community at a time.
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