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Two mothers. One heartbreaking difference.
Kedida and her beautiful baby daughter returned home happy and healthy after receiving skilled midwifery care from Hamlin Midwife, Gadissie.
Jittu delivered a stillborn baby and sustained a devastating obstetric fistula injury and incontinence. She returned home in grief, shame and pain.
This is the difference one Hamlin Midwife makes.
A Hamlin Midwife is the difference between life and death. Every year, they save the lives of thousands of mothers and babies and prevent countless obstetric fistulas.
Your support today will help train a Hamlin Midwife to help another woman give birth safely and stop preventable childbirth injuries.
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The best solution to eradicate obstetric fistula? Prevent it from occurring in the first place.
93% of women who sustain an obstetric fistula deliver a stillborn baby.
In Ethiopia, 267 mothers die for every 100,000 births. In Australia, it’s 3.
Approximately 50% of births in Ethiopia take place without a doctor or nurse present.
Around 1,000 new cases of obstetric fistula occur in Ethiopia each year.
By working together, we will achieve Catherine’s vision of a midwife in every village of Ethiopia.
Thanks to supporters like you, Kedida experienced the safe delivery of her baby at the Watar Hamlin-supported midwifery clinic and returned home happy and healthy.
It only takes ONE Hamlin Midwife like Gadissie to single-handedly transform a rural community. She is a skilled, trusted health professional who is the difference between life and death for the women she serves.
“Midwifery I believe is the answer – to put a well-trained midwife in every village of Ethiopia would soon eradicate obstetric fistula.” – Dr Catherine Hamlin
Your donation will help train a Hamlin Midwife so more women give birth safely.
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