Welcome to Maternity Foundation US

Every other minute, a woman dies of causes related to pregnancy or childbirth. Every seventh second, a newborn suffers the same fate. Maternity Foundation works to ensure safer births for women and newborns – everywhere.

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Most maternal deaths happen in poor and fragile settings, but the majority can be prevented if the women receive quality care from a skilled healthcare professional.

That is why Maternity Foundation is building midwifery knowledge and skills among healthcare professionals in low-resource areas. We do so by providing innovative learning programmes and life-saving and cost-effective digital health solutions, including the Safe Delivery App.

For every woman who dies, 20 – 30 women suffer preventable injuries, infections, or become disabled from causes related to pregnancy or childbirth. By building up midwifery knowledge and skills, we also work to end preventable maternal morbidity and harm.

We aim towards making every pregnancy healthy, each childbirth safe, and giving all newborns a good start in life.

We have reached more than 455,000 healthcare professionals across low- and middle-income countries worldwide but the need and potential are much bigger.

About Maternity Foundation in the US

In 2023, we proudly launched Maternity Foundation, Inc. in the United States. Our presence in the US will allow us the opportunity to engage and collaborate more directly with our partners and supporters there and increase our overall reach and network worldwide.

You can read about Maternity Foundation’s history on our Danish website.