Our Mother Care Program provides in-home support to critically ill postpartum women.

African Mothers Health Initiative
Providing care for critically ill mothers and vulnerable infants in Malawi.
Our Mother Care Program provides in-home support to critically ill postpartum women.
In Malawi, 6% of children die before the age of 5 years. Of these, 68% die within their first year and 40% die within the first month.
By targeting high risk infants ages 0-1 year we can have a significant impact on child survival.
Babies enrolled in our Baby Care Program
in the past 36 months.
Nurse visits to see babies in their homes
in the past 36 months.
African Mothers Health Initiative exists with the core knowledge that the lives of all women and children are precious.
The ultimate goal is the evolution of an environment in which women are free to experience and appreciate the birth process and motherhood as one of the great joys of human existence.
When Rhoda showed up with a small bump of a belly for prenatal care at a rural clinic, the midwives told her that she would need to deliver at the District Maternity Hospital. She was only sixteen … [Read More...] about Survivors of Traumatic Births
Angela was a healthy 23-year-old, pregnant with her second baby. The midwife notes and lab results in her prenatal booklet foretold an uneventful labor and delivery. When her contractions started, … [Read More...] about Innocent
Elizabeth is one of the nurses who works for Joyful Motherhood. I asked her to tell us about her work and this is what she said..... I enjoy my job because of the care we provide. After enrolling … [Read More...] about In Elizabeth’s Words
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