Helping Mother’s Survive

Saturday

Helping Mother’s Survive

Ninety-nine percent of maternal deaths occur in developing countries. Every day, approximately 830 women die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth. In the US, the rate of maternal mortality is about 12 deaths per 100,000 live births. In the Republic of the Congo, the maternal mortality rate is almost 700 deaths per 100,000 live births.

The most common cause of maternal mortality is hemorrhage after birth. The “Helping Mothers Survive” course is designed to train health care providers what to do in the case of bleeding after birth.  Our course today included 13 providers who are mainly decision makers in the region. It was an opportunity for us to demonstrate the MamaNatalie manekin and help them evaluate the utility of teaching this course in this country. It was very well received. We are hopeful that the Congo Health Department will partner with Latter-day Saint Charities in teaching this course to a wider audience in the future.






This afternoon we visited a clinic where 2 of the doctors work. The husband received his medical training in Russia, and the wife received her medical training in China.