Expanding Access to Quality Maternal and Newborn Care in Indonesia
Project HOPE, Yayasan Project HOPE, and Maternity Foundation have launched an Indonesian version of the widely used Safe Delivery App, a digital health tool designed to support midwives and other healthcare professionals provide quality care and manage complications during pregnancy and birth.
In Indonesia, strengthening maternal care remains a critical priority. While the country’s maternal mortality ratio has declined significantly in recent decades, it currently stands at approximately 140 deaths per 100,000 live births – double the UN Sustainable Development Goal target of fewer than 70 deaths per 100,000 live births by 2030. Expanding access to timely, quality care is essential to prevent avoidable maternal deaths and improve health outcomes for mothers and newborns.
To help address this need, the three partners worked closely with national health authorities to translate and adapt a Safe Delivery App for Indonesia, aligning its content with Indonesia’s clinical guidelines and local healthcare context.
The Safe Delivery App is a free digital training and clinical support tool that helps midwives and other healthcare professionals strengthen their knowledge and skills to provide preventive, routine, and emergency care to mothers and newborns. Among its features are simple animated instructional videos and interactive learning modules that allow users to practice and test their knowledge at their own pace. Once downloaded, the app can be accessed offline, supporting healthcare professionals anytime, anywhere.
“We are proud to bring the Safe Delivery App to Indonesia and bridge the gap for midwives and frontline health workers between knowledge and action,” said Laura Brye, Project HOPE’s Senior Program Specialist, Asia Region. “The app’s clinical modules feature audio and video guidance that allow health workers to practice their skills in a safe environment to strengthen their clinical decision-making. We are grateful to our local affiliate, Yayasan Project HOPE, and partnership with Maternity Foundation in reaching this important milestone.”
Since its launch in 2015, the Safe Delivery App has reached over 618,000 healthcare professionals worldwide. The new Indonesian version will make it possible to reach and support even more midwives and other healthcare professionals with trusted, quality-assured clinical support and micro learning tools.
“The launch of the Indonesian Safe Delivery App version, in partnership with Project HOPE, marks an important step toward ensuring that midwives and other healthcare professionals across Indonesia have the right guidance at their fingertips, strengthening the quality of care for mothers and newborns,” said Anna Frellsen, Maternity Foundation’s CEO. “I am very grateful for the partnership and excited about this important milestone.”
To support the effective rollout of the Safe Delivery App in Indonesia, a cohort of midwives, nurses, and doctors will be trained as trainers to promote uptake of the app through cascade trainings. In addition, a series of webinars will be conducted to educate 3,740 midwives on the app’s features and support its integration into clinical practice.
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About Project HOPE
Project HOPE is a global health and humanitarian organization with 65+ years of experience strengthening access to health care and responding to crises around the world. They work hand-in-hand with local health systems and provide health workers with the tools and training they need to save lives, while driving long-term transformation.
- For more information on Project HOPE, visit www.ProjectHOPE.org.
About Maternity Foundation
Maternity Foundation is an international NGO working to ensure safer births through the Safe Delivery Programme, with the Safe Delivery App at its core. In addition to the new Indonesian version, the Safe Delivery App is available in 5 global versions based on WHO guidelines and more than 30 language versions, adapted to national contexts and needs. It is used across more than 70 low- and middle-income countries globally. To date, 15 modules have been adapted and translated for the Indonesian version of the Safe Delivery App. The Safe Delivery App was developed by Maternity Foundation in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen and the University of Southern Denmark.
About Yayasan Project HOPE (YPH)
Yayasan Project HOPE is an affiliate organization of Project HOPE in Indonesia. Project HOPE began its journey in Indonesia in 1960 when the hospital ship USS HOPE visited as part of a global humanitarian mission. On March 12, 2018, Project HOPE was formally registered as Yayasan Project HOPE in Indonesia. Yayasan Project HOPE implements various programs focused on communicable, non-communicable diseases, maternal health, and disaster response.
- To learn more, visit https://www.yph-id.org/
