Causes: Community Health Systems, Health, Human Services, Patient & Family Support
Mission: African Mothers Health Initiative's mission is to assist in the improvement and the quality of health of mothers and children in Malawi, Africa.
Results: Studies in the region have documented mortality rates of 20% among multiples (twins and triplets) and up to 80% among infants orphaned at birth. Within our baby care program, our mortality rate is currently 4%, which is equal to the general under-5 mortality rate in Malawi. This is one huge step forward and we continue to seek ways to reduce this even further. In addition to getting nurses to care for the women in our mother care program, we also provide each woman with a modest capital to start a personal income generating program. In our discharge interviews, women have told us that this has helped their family in general.
Target demographics: vulnerable infants and critically sick women after deliveries
Direct beneficiaries per year: 424 infants and women
Geographic areas served: Malawi, Africa
Programs: the baby care program and mother care programs. Maternal and infant mortality remain unacceptable high and there are certain groups of infants and women who face even greater risks to their health and survival than their peers. AMHI partners with Chimwemwe mu'bereki (Joyful Motherhood), a Malawian NGO to ensure that these individuals receive the home based nursing care they need to survive and return to health. Our programs are designed specifically for infants orphaned at birth, multiples, and very low birth weight babies as well as for women who have survived "near-miss" or catastrophic births (severe infection, eclampsia, severe anemia, postpartum psychosis, etc. )Malawian nurses enroll women and babies who fit our criteria from Lilongwe District and then visit them in their homes. At each visit, they provide health assessments, health education, assist with community mobilization and delivery supplemental food items. Babies receive regular visits up to age 2 and women receive up to 6 postpartum visits.
Mission: African Mothers Health Initiative's mission is to assist in the improvement and the quality of health of mothers and children in Malawi, Africa.
Results: Studies in the region have documented mortality rates of 20% among multiples (twins and triplets) and up to 80% among infants orphaned at birth. Within our baby care program, our mortality rate is currently 4%, which is equal to the general under-5 mortality rate in Malawi. This is one huge step forward and we continue to seek ways to reduce this even further. In addition to getting nurses to care for the women in our mother care program, we also provide each woman with a modest capital to start a personal income generating program. In our discharge interviews, women have told us that this has helped their family in general.
Target demographics: vulnerable infants and critically sick women after deliveries
Direct beneficiaries per year: 424 infants and women
Geographic areas served: Malawi, Africa
Programs: the baby care program and mother care programs. Maternal and infant mortality remain unacceptable high and there are certain groups of infants and women who face even greater risks to their health and survival than their peers. AMHI partners with Chimwemwe mu'bereki (Joyful Motherhood), a Malawian NGO to ensure that these individuals receive the home based nursing care they need to survive and return to health. Our programs are designed specifically for infants orphaned at birth, multiples, and very low birth weight babies as well as for women who have survived "near-miss" or catastrophic births (severe infection, eclampsia, severe anemia, postpartum psychosis, etc. )Malawian nurses enroll women and babies who fit our criteria from Lilongwe District and then visit them in their homes. At each visit, they provide health assessments, health education, assist with community mobilization and delivery supplemental food items. Babies receive regular visits up to age 2 and women receive up to 6 postpartum visits.
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