In partnership with Birth Center Equity, five nonprofit organizations receive funding to expand maternity care in underserved communities across the United States. From Direct Relief.
The Ukrainian Midwives’ Union is training paramedics and other first responders to support women giving birth in emergency settings. From Direct Relief
In remote villages, family health houses offer life-saving care to mothers and children, from vaccinations to high-risk deliveries.
One of roughly 1,200 Black midwives practicing in the U.S., Nadia Gramby drives hundreds of miles across Alabama to bring prenatal, birth, and postpartum care directly to families in underserved communities, continuing a tradition of Black midwifery in the South.
Across Gaza, Yemen, South Sudan and Ukraine, International Medical Corps is providing cutting-edge technology, training and lifesaving interventions to keep mothers and newborns safe.