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Rose, a mother of nine from Papua New Guinea’s Milne Bay province, understands the importance of safe maternity care. When she gave birth to her second child, her mother helped deliver the baby at home, highlighting the challenges many women face when access to health care is limited.

Through Caritas Australia’s local partner, Catholic Church Health Services (CCHS), Rose has been able to access safer maternity care at a local health centre near her home. Supported by the Health Strengthening project, these facilities receive essential upgrades, medical equipment and training to improve care for mothers and their babies. Rose recently gave birth to her youngest child, Roderika, at the centre, where she stayed for several days to ensure they were both healthy before returning home.

Thanks to your generosity, mothers like Rose can access safer childbirth care closer to home, giving them and their babies a healthier start to life.