It Should Not Cost Life to Give Life
Every other minute, a woman dies of causes related to pregnancy or birth. Every fourteenth second, a newborn suffers the same fate. Maternity Foundation works to ensure safer births for women and newborns – everywhere.
Most maternal deaths happen in poor and fragile settings, but the majority can be prevented if women receive quality care. Maternity Foundation strengthens the knowledge and skills of midwives and other healthcare professionals in low-resource areas. We do so through our effective learning and training programmes and the proven digital health solution, the Safe Delivery App.
For every woman who dies, 20 – 30 women suffer preventable injuries, infections, or become disabled from causes related to pregnancy or birth. By building up midwifery knowledge and skills, we also work to end preventable maternal morbidity and harm.
Our history
Maternity Foundation has Danish roots but is a global organisation within maternal and newborn health, digital solutions, and learning programmes.
In 2005, we started out as a smaller Danish organisation working in western Ethiopia. Today, we are an international NGO with offices in Ethiopia, India, and Denmark and engagements in multiple countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East and North Africa, and Asia. In 2023, we expanded our work into Latin America and the Caribbean.
To date, we have reached 500,000 midwives and other healthcare professionals across more than 70 low-and middle-income countries.