Introduction:

In the United States, it is estimated that 700 women die each year because of complications during or after pregnancy. This renders safe deliveries as life and death issues. Worse still, Black women are dying at a very high rate due to pregnancy complications compared to those of other races. The initial six to twelve months after birth are particularly dangerous, and women are more prone to issues such as blood clots or infections.

Kazi Foundation is fighting the battle against this crisis. We offer services to newborns and mothers. We educate birth attendants and equip them with the necessary instruments in order to ensure that every mother and baby is safe to live through childbirth. What we highlight is that over fifty percent of pregnancy deaths occur after the baby is delivered, and in many cases, this is due to treatable conditions, like high blood pressure or diabetes.

The unsafe deliveries present a great risk to babies and mothers. 

In most of the world, women are dying unnecessarily during pregnancy or after giving birth. Approximately 92 per cent of these deaths were experienced in low- and middle-income countries, and most of them are preventable.The disparity between the poor and the rich nations is immense. The death rate of women in low-income countries is 346 per 100,000 births compared to 10 per 100, 000 in high-income countries. It is worse in war-torn areas where the death rate may be two times that in stable areas.

Approximately 75 percent of maternal deaths are due to heavy bleeding after birth, infections, high blood pressure during pregnancy, problems during delivery, and unsafe abortions. Babies also have an exposure to these risks. Premature babies are not completed in all parts of the brain, and therefore they may experience difficulty in breathing, poor sight, delayed growth, and learning problems.

These issues are directly addressed at the Kazi Foundation. We educate birth attendants and provide them with the resources they will require, ensuring that all babies and mothers survive the birth process. This is assisting us in achieving tremendous differences in the results of mothers and newborns.

The strategy of the Kazi Foundation on safe deliveries.

There are numerous strategies employed by the Foundation that aim at empowering communities in order to make birthing safer. We are working with local birth attendants who will be the first responders by training them to be the core of our work. They are taught valuable skills: proper methods of delivery, signs of danger, and how to take care of the umbilical cord.

We also sell birth kits containing sterile gloves, clean blades, cord ties, soap, and waterproof sheets- basic products that prevent infection and bleeding. Our mobile health workers visit isolated villages where women may lack any medical assistance during childbirth.

We give the mothers their cultural practices and introduce the practices that work at the same time. This balance has labored in areas where women did not prefer to give birth in a health facility. We develop local ownership through the community health committees and continue the effort. This community solution has continued to record massive successes in terms of the survival of mothers and babies in our regions.

Field tales of life and influence.

Behind the figures are actual lives of survival. Florence Auma has been delivering over 300-400 babies in Uganda in 30 years, and no deaths have occurred. She began with improvised gloves on the basis of plastic bags and cords cut with a sharp stem of sorghum. She has since received proper training, hence advising mothers to visit a health facility to deliver safely.

Due to this, the number of deliveries per month in one clinic increased to over 120 per month as compared to 16 per month. This is what we do at Kazi: we educate attendants and supply them to ensure that no mom and baby die during delivery.

Mothers in the countryside, on the other hand, have a hard and long trek. A check-up required Christine Daniels of Florida to drive 70 miles, and Claudia of West Texas was almost delivering in her car on several occasions.

Conclusion:

Deaths among mothers are preventable. They impact hundreds of thousands of women in the world, particularly in low-income and war-torn locations. The Kazi Foundation is a ray of hope as it has a detailed strategy for safe deliveries. Supply of supplies and training local birth attendants have transformed deadly births into safe beginnings for many mothers and babies.

We also take mobile health services to remote communities that did not have any birth support in the past. This is quite essential since most expectant mothers are required to travel long distances of up to 70 miles or more to get basic check-ups.

The Foundation considers the cultural traditions and, at the same time, adopts the best practices. This combination has made large numbers of mothers deliver in health institutions in our areas. With your support, the Foundation is able to continue with these life-saving programs. Despite the existence of big problems, each trained attendant and each birthing kit can save families who could be spared the tragedy. Every woman should have the right to safe births, not a privilege.