http://catapult.org – Maternal health

Equip a new maternity hospital in Nairobi

Jacaranda Health is helping women improve their options during childbirth by providing access to high quality maternal care.

Staff a maternity ward, empower a team of nurses

Well trained nurses help provide the kind of care every new mother deserves while improving access to high quality and safe deliveries.

Family planning saves lives in Papua New Guinea

For every 213 babies born in Papua New Guinea, one woman will die in childbirth—increasing access to reproductive health care will end this tragedy.

Detecting preeclampsia early in pregnant women

Help provide blood pressure cuffs to help detect high blood pressure in expectant mothers living in the rural areas of Chihuahua, Mexico.

Ultrasounds to reduce pregnancy complications

Ultrasounds are an essential tool in preventing women and infants from dying of largely preventable causes related to pregnancy complications.

Caring for more mothers in Liberia

Liberia continues to be one of the most dangerous places to be pregnant.

Why we care: In Liberia, only 32% of rural births are attended by skilled personnel.

Preventing maternal deaths in Sierra Leone

Simple interventions can help us prevent the needless deaths of mothers and babies in Sierra Leone–and permanently bring down the rate of maternal and child mortality.

Creating a network to improve maternal health

Help reduce maternal health risks and needless deaths during childbirth by providing mothers access to prenatal care in South Sudan.

Improve care quality at the Tamale Fistula Centre

Help the Tamale Fistula Centre in Northern Ghana improve quality of care and raise awareness to prevent injuries and to encourage women to seek help.

Provide 250 birth kits to mothers in Tanzania

Medipeace is saving the lives of women and newborns in Tanzania by providing clean birth kits.