Maternal and neonatal health
Over 2.6 million babies die within in the first 28 days of life each year. Most of these deaths happen in developing countries, from preventable causes.
We improve maternal and newborn health by:
- Training frontline health workers
- Supporting communities to demand a better service
- Improving management of health services
- Promoting low-cost, high-impact technology and practice
- Championing the use of data to improve services
Making an impact
Up to 40% more babies surviving in Ethiopia in our best practice newborn intensive care units
©VSO/Georgie Scott
Training a highly skilled generation of midwives in Malawi
Help us do more
Please consider making a donation to support our work, or find out about partnering with us.
Could you volunteer?
The progress we are making on improving health outcomes for mother and newborns are only possible through the contribution of volunteers.
Find out if you could use your skills to make a difference by volunteering with VSO.