Every year more than 500,000 women worldwide die in childbirth, due to problems during pregnancy or at actual delivery, which often takes place without any kind of assistance, in dirty surroundings and lacking minimum hygienic conditions. Sub-saharian Africa has a very dismal record: 1 mother out of 16 (6%) is likely to die because of pregnancy – in developed countries this risk occurs for 1 mother out of 3,800 (0.02%). Many are the causes of this silent tragedy: lack of necessary sanitary services and personnel; too expensive health care; early pregnancy; no diagnostic checks before childbirth, lack of medical assistance during delivery. The consequences are dramatic: women risk serious complications that can cause invalidity, infections, fetus contamination, and death – both for mother and baby. The goal of the Neema Hospital Maternity department is to prevent this tragedy in Nairobi slums, guaranteeing medical assistance to pregnant women and giving them the opportunity to give birth to babies in a clean and safe place, supported by professional clinical officers and doctors. Get involved, give Nairobi babies the right place to be born!
Every year more than 500,000 women worldwide die in childbirth, due to problems during pregnancy or at actual delivery, which often takes place without any kind of assistance, in dirty surroundings and lacking minimum hygienic conditions.
Sub-saharian Africa has a very dismal record: 1 mother out of 16 (6%) is likely to die because of pregnancy – in developed countries this risk occurs for 1 mother out of 3,800 (0.02%).
Many are the causes of this silent tragedy: lack of necessary sanitary services and personnel; too expensive health care; early pregnancy; no diagnostic checks before childbirth, lack of medical assistance during delivery.
The consequences are dramatic: women risk serious complications that can cause invalidity, infections, fetus contamination, and death – both for mother and baby.
The goal of the Neema Hospital Maternity department is to prevent this tragedy in Nairobi slums, guaranteeing medical assistance to pregnant women and giving them the opportunity to give birth to babies in a clean and safe place, supported by professional clinical officers and doctors.
Get involved, give Nairobi babies the right place to be born!