For many women in parts of Africa, pregnancy and childbirth are a time of worry and fear.
There is no place for them to get help and support. They must handle this life-changing experience alone.
Because there is a lack of basic information about childbirth, medical facilities are inaccessible, and there are no funds to support them in hospital, mothers have no choice but to use unsanitary, unsafe and non-medical means in childbirth.
This results in the unnecessary deaths of many mothers and babies, 90% of which could be prevented with basic medical care.
