Birth

Natalie Angell

Birth Education, Assistance and Training <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/n_birth_support.jpg?1236332479' alt='' align='left' width='270'/>The birthing culture in Uganda has been deeply impacted by medicalization. This has largely impacted traditional birthing practices and resulted in high intervention rates. In a country where sanitation and medical facilities are lacking, high cesarean section rates, routine episiotomy and other interventions lead to infection and death. Without continued access to education and supplies, these practices put the birthing mother and her child at risk. We offer educational workshops for midwives and traditional birth attendants, preventative care, birth supplies and assist birthing women in the gentle welcoming of their babies. Our approach to women’s health is holistic, comprehensive, preventative and empowering. We see this model as a basic human right and one that will foster sustainable, safe and peaceful communities. Our goal is to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, reduce HIV/AIDS transmission rates from mother to child, improve access to education and supplies and honour every birthing woman. The Shanti Uganda Birth House & Learning Centre In partnership with the <a href="http://earthrisingfoundation.org/shanti.html">Earth Rising Foundation</a>, Bishop Asili Clinic, the community of Kasana, Luwero and with the financial support of <a href="http://offthematintotheworld.org">Off The Mat Into The World</a>, building for the Birth House & Learning Centre begins Dec 2009. This community project will be made with natural building materials and will provide a safe place for women to receive care and birth their babies in an empowering, home-like environment where they receive nutritious food from the garden and continual support. It will also provide space to hold workshops with local midwives and Traditional Birth Attendants and give the women in the income-generating group a place to meet and work. Currently many women in the community have no access to medical support when complications arise during the birth process. By the time they make their way on the back of a bumpy motorcycle ride to the closest clinic, it is often too late. Our goal is to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, reduce HIV/AIDS transmission rates from mother to child, improve birth outcomes and access to education for Traditional Birth Attendants and provide a safe and empowering place for women to welcome their babies into the world. In addition, it will provide employment opportunities for the local community. Birth Kits <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/Birth_Kit_Final.jpg?1237499998' alt='' align='left'width='270'/>The <a href="/products/birth-kit">Shanti Uganda birth kits</a> decrease the risk of infection and bleeding for both mother and baby. They are filled with the basic supplies a woman needs to have her baby with safety and health in mind and are used by the birthing women at Bishop Asili Clinic in Kasana. They are put together for us by <a href="www.mamagoddessbirthshop.com">Mama Goddess Birth Shop</a>, include a reusable menstrual pad from <a href="www.lunapads.com">Lunapads</a> and can be purchased on our website at the wholesale cost of $15. Each birth kit will contain: <ul> <li>1 pair of sterile exam gloves</li> <li>1 umbilical cord tie.</li> <li>1 sterile disposable scalpel (for cutting cord)</li> <li>2 blue chux pads</li> <li>2 disposable towels</li> <li>2 packages of sterile gauze pads</li> <li>1 sterile bulb syringe</li> <li>1 plastic bag for placenta</li> <li>1 waterproof sheet</li> <li>2 packages of Lubricant gel</li> <li>4 alcohol prep pad</li> <li>1 reusable pad and liner</li> </ul> <a href="/products/birth-kit">Purchase a Birth Kit now.</a>

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2009-01-25T16:58:48-08:00

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Birth 2009-12-06T02:53:29-08:00 *Birth Education, Assistance and Training* <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/n_birth_support.jpg?1236332479' alt='' align='left' width='270'/>The birthing culture in Uganda has been deeply impacted by medicalization. This has largely impacted traditional birthing practices and resulted in high intervention rates. In a country where sanitation and medical facilities are lacking, high cesarean section rates, routine episiotomy and other interventions lead to infection and death. Without continued access to education and supplies, these practices put the birthing mother and her child at risk. We offer educational workshops for midwives and traditional birth attendants, preventative care, birth supplies and assist birthing women in the gentle welcoming of their babies. Our approach to women’s health is holistic, comprehensive, preventative and empowering. We see this model as a basic human right and one that will foster sustainable, safe and peaceful communities. Our goal is to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, reduce HIV/AIDS transmission rates from mother to child, improve access to education and supplies and honour every birthing woman. *The Shanti Uganda Birth House & Learning Centre* In partnership with the "Earth Rising Foundation":http://earthrisingfoundation.org/shanti.html, Bishop Asili Clinic, the community of Kasana, Luwero and with the financial support of "Off The Mat Into The World":http://offthematintotheworld.org, building for the Birth House & Learning Centre begins Dec 2009. This community project will be made with natural building materials and will provide a safe place for women to receive care and birth their babies in an empowering, home-like environment where they receive nutritious food from the garden and continual support. It will also provide space to hold workshops with local midwives and Traditional Birth Attendants and give the women in the income-generating group a place to meet and work. Currently many women in the community have no access to medical support when complications arise during the birth process. By the time they make their way on the back of a bumpy motorcycle ride to the closest clinic, it is often too late. Our goal is to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, reduce HIV/AIDS transmission rates from mother to child, improve birth outcomes and access to education for Traditional Birth Attendants and provide a safe and empowering place for women to welcome their babies into the world. In addition, it will provide employment opportunities for the local community. *Birth Kits* <img src='http://static3.shopify.com/s/files/1/0004/9741/files/Birth_Kit_Final.jpg?1237499998' alt='' align='left'width='270'/>The "Shanti Uganda birth kits":/products/birth-kit decrease the risk of infection and bleeding for both mother and baby. They are filled with the basic supplies a woman needs to have her baby with safety and health in mind and are used by the birthing women at Bishop Asili Clinic in Kasana. They are put together for us by "Mama Goddess Birth Shop":www.mamagoddessbirthshop.com, include a reusable menstrual pad from "Lunapads":www.lunapads.com and can be purchased on our website at the wholesale cost of $15. *Each birth kit will contain:* * 1 pair of sterile exam gloves * 1 umbilical cord tie. * 1 sterile disposable scalpel (for cutting cord) * 2 blue chux pads * 2 disposable towels * 2 packages of sterile gauze pads * 1 sterile bulb syringe * 1 plastic bag for placenta * 1 waterproof sheet * 2 packages of Lubricant gel * 4 alcohol prep pad * 1 reusable pad and liner "Purchase a Birth Kit now.":/products/birth-kit