Midwifery

It is estimated that every minute, at least one woman dies from complications related to pregnancy or childbirth. In 2000, the United Nations suggested a global maternal mortality of 529,000, with less than 1% occurring in high-income countries.

In addition, for every woman who dies in childbirth, around 20 more suffer injury, infection or disease, which approximates at 10 million women each year.

In developing countries, pregnancy and childbirth and their consequences represent the principal causes of death, disability and disease among women of reproductive age.

Maternal deaths and morbidity can be significantly reduced by educating and empowering women and their caregivers, exploring which traditional practices can be adapted to contemporary life and introducing technology only when it makes a positive contribution, and is affordable and sustainable.

BirthLink facilitates interactive workshops and skills sharing programmes that are tailored to local needs and reality. We aim to learn as well as teach, and develop evidence-based, sensitive and culturally adapted practice for the benefit of mothers and babies.