Safer Birthing and Infant Care

Description A safe start to life. This gift contributes to projects that help support women throughout pregnancy and childbirth, and ensure their babies get a safer start to life. This may include training local birth attendants, providing birthing kits and support for other maternal and child health services. How your gift helps This little baby looks strong and healthy, but not all babies in the area of Laos where he was born get off to such a good start in life. Here in rural southern Laos where TEAR's partner World Concern (Laos) is working, many mothers give birth in the field or home, on their own or with help from unskilled family members, such as their mothers or husbands. Most often, they don't have the basic knowledge that can help them deliver their babies in a safe and hygienic environment. These situations often end with injury or illness to the mother and infant, and sometimes in untimely death. World Concern is working with a number of communities to train traditional bi