Mobaby Care Nigeria, a mother and childcare brand that manufactures and distributes safe and natural care products has partnered Access Bank through its Project Uwar campaign to distribute 3000 birthing kits in the North to mark International Women’s Month.
Through its Mobaby Care Mobile Clinic, the brand is poised to reduce disease and death among women, infants, and children.
The project, which kicked off March 23, will sensitise 3000 pregnant women and 100 birth attendants on safe birthing in 30 communities in Abuja, Nasarawa, and Kano states.
Founder of Mobaby Care Nigeria, Maryam Adebola-Salami, said its collaboration with Access Bank fully funded project will enable more women get involved in safe birthing processes.
“The risk of maternal and infant disease and death can be decreased by reducing delivery-related complications, increasing access to high-quality health care (like training received by local midwives), and promoting and supporting breastfeeding and safe birthing environments.
“As the burden of maternal and neonatal mortality remains high in Nigeria, sepsis contributes significantly to both maternal and newborn mortality, and safe birthing kits have long been promoted as a cost-effective intervention to ensure hygienic delivery practices and reduce sepsis. This is reported to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by 30 per cent.
“Through providing 3000 pregnant women with birthing kits to aid safe delivery, educating them on the preparation for labour and after birth care, this is to further reduce prevalence of maternal and neonatal deaths in communities across Northern Nigeria.”
On the challenges faced while carrying out the project, Adebola-Salami noted that logistics of the kits across the region as majority of the beneficiary’s live in rural areas with zero road linkages, leaving her team to travel across water, deserts and roads, “but we are happy we could reach them regardless of their location. It’s the beauty in their smiles, how excited to know they will not be buried like a friend or family or neighbour who didn’t have access to these health kits that keeps me going.
“We hope to continue to provide this solution, support and birthing education every quarter as we continue to solicit for more partnership and continued support from Access Bank.”