Health
Programs
Three programs, one continuum of care
PREGNANCY
A mentor is matched
A first time mother enters our program when she learns she is pregnant. She is matched to an experienced mother and supported throughout pregnancy.
Program:
Mother Mentor
BIRTH
The clinic is ready
Supply packages remove the expense that pushes women to deliver at home. And the nurses and midwives receive training on ensuring babies breathe in the first minute of life.
Programs:
Safe Delivery and Helping Babies Breathe
FIRST TWO YEARS
Support keeps going
Health and nutrition support continues through the child's first two years. At six months it widens to include songs, play and picture books for development.
Program:
Mother Mentor
Learn more about our two flagship programs
PREGNANCY TO AGE 2
An experienced mother walks alongside a first-time mother until her child turns two. She supplies guidance, malaria prevention, water and sanitation, and from six months, early learning.
Enrolled Now · 18 women
Graduated · 76 families
Delivery support · Included as a component
AT THE MOMENT OF BIRTH
The supplies a woman must bring to a clinic cost money she does not have, so she delivers at home. This program removes that cost, allowing mothers to deliver safely.
Enrolled since 2013 · 904 women
Joining each year · ~60
Designed with · UCLA pediatric residents
