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Safe motherhood - €65.00 / £60.00
Safe motherhood for women in Somalia
Your gift of safe motherhood will make Somalia a safer place for all mothers.
In Somalia, infant mortality is among the worst in the world.
One in 11 women who give birth die due to pregnancy-related causes and one in 10 Somali children die before their first birthday.
With proper medical screening and timely care many of these lives could be saved.
This gift will ensure the safe delivery of babies and proper medical care for mothers - what a wonderful gift to give anyone.
How your gift will change people's lives
When heavily pregnant Asha Barre (33) began contractions in the middle of the night she was filled with worry.
She was to give birth in Gedo, rural Somalia, where one in ten women die in pregnancy or childbirth.
Asha had already lost a baby girl giving birth at home alone. But this time would be different.
A trained birth attendant arranged a donkey cart to bring her to Trócaire’s hospital, where she delivered a healthy baby boy.
Afterwards she received a baby kit with a baby blanket, soap, powder and a cloth nappy. She was given iron supplements and learned about breastfeeding.
Her baby was vaccinated against tuberculosis and polio.
“Thanks to God and Trócaire I had free access to health services and even to transport as no vehicle would have come for me at 3am,” she says.
