 Zonta Club of Midland members gathered at their January meeting to pack 200 Clean Birth Kits in partnership with the Birthing Kit Foundation of Australia (BKFA). Birthing Kits are an internationally accepted intervention to support a clean birth. Each item in the BKFA Birthing Kit works to reduce infections at key high-risk moments of care during labor, birth and immediately post-birth for the mother, newborn and birth attendant. Each kit includes plastic sheeting, gloves, cord ties, gauze, soap and a sterile blade.
BKFA has supplied, 2.8 million Clean Birth Kits to women in need. Kits are given to mothers through community outreach programs, supplied to health facilities for use by doctors, midwives and nurses or distributed to traditional birthing attendants. They are designed to support hygienic practices and environments during childbirth in under-resourced settings. Kits are distributed throughout Asia, Africa, The Pacific and The Caribbean. “I participated in a birthing kit packing event at the Zonta International convention in Australia last June and new that this would be a great event to bring back to our club in Midland,” said Krista Blaser, Zonta Club of Midland Vice President. “By working together, we have impacted the lives of 200 mothers and their babies.” Prior to the meeting members also enjoyed beautiful music provided by members Mara Stewart and Megan Carlsen! Comments are closed.
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