Every 8 minutes, a mother in Bangladesh loses her baby during childbirth.
Pronali Doing A Midwife Check On A Pregnant Woman. Photo: Simon Argho Sku/Caritas Bangladesh.
In rural Bangladesh, medical care is limited, and poverty is widespread. Making the risk of stillbirth heartbreakingly high, with a mother losing a baby during childbirth every eight minutes.
With her unborn baby’s life on the line, Pronali went to a hospital far away.
Every second of the long journey filled her with fear, uncertainty and the agonising worry of whether her baby would be ok.
Finally, reaching the hospital, her baby was delivered quickly via c-section. Saving both mother and baby. Just in time.
Pronali was ‘lucky’ compared to so many other mothers in her community.
Pronali’s experience inspired her to become a midwife, so that other mothers wouldn’t have to go through what she did.
Pronali with her family. Photo: Simon Argho Sku/Caritas Bangladesh.
“I can help others through my own way … so that mothers can go through the safe delivery. So that the mother and child be well and healthy. Or they don’t lose their lives.”
Every day that passes without access to trained birth support puts more babies, and their mothers, at risk.
Donate NowBangladesh has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the world BUT in the villages where the midwife program runs, not a single baby has died. Not one.
That’s the impact your donation now could make. It could spare a mother the pain of losing a child.
Please donate now to help train more midwives like Pronali, and empower them with the knowledge, skills, and a delivery kit, filled with essential tools they need to ensure childbirth brings joy, not loss.
*Along with the generosity of Caritas Australia supporters, these projects are supported by the Australian government through the Australian NGO Cooperation program (ANCP).
