PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH: POST-EARTHQUAKE CARE

Posted on Feb 1, 2012

Around the world, nearly 800 women die every day in childbirth – and 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. Delivering a baby can be dangerous where women must hike hours in labor to reach a health facility, if one even exists.

PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH SUCCESS STORIES

Peruth's Story: A mother in Rwanda receives an emergency cesarean section

Gertrude's Story: In Malawi, a woman living with HIV dedicates her life to helping new mothers after losing her infant to that disease

Maternal Health (VIDEO): In Lesotho, women with HIV learn to care for themselves and their newborns

Maternal Health (VIDEO): Providing emergency obstetric care in post-earthquake Haiti

 


 

MATERNAL HEALTH:
Providing emergency obstetric care in post-earthquake Haiti.


The massive 2010 earthquake overwhelmed a country already struggling mightily with malnutrition, HIV, and infant mortality. Few safe childbirth options and substandard healthcare facilities have left many of Haiti's expectant mothers facing grave circumstances upon delivery.


Learn more about PIH's work in Haiti.

 

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