Joyful Motherhood
Family-based care for high-risk mothers and babies in Malawi
Joyful Motherhood started with the effort to save the life of one baby following his mother’s death. When a woman dies just after childbirth in Malawi, her healthy newborn often follows her in death. Not for a lack of love or care, but simply poverty. This second death is so common that it is expected. Joyful Motherhood exists to ensure the survival of infants whose mothers die shortly after childbirth, other high-risk infants, and to care for women who experience significant chronic illness following birth. (Chimwemwe mu’bereki Association (Joyful Motherhood) is a registered Malawian NGO, which was founded together with partner organisation, African Mother's Health Initiative (a US 501c3). JM implements the work in Malawi.)
Who We Are
Chimwemwe mu’bereki Association CMA (translated Joyful Motherhood) is a Malawian NGO, which was founded in 2008 to address: (1) the persistent high infant mortality rates among high-risk infant groups, and (2) the prolonged and widespread impact of chronic… Read More
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Baby Care Programme
THE PROBLEM: The current infant mortality rate in Malawi is 32.5 deaths per 1000 live births however certain groups of infants experience an increased risk of dying during their first year which is >7 times greater than the… Read More
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Mother Care Programme
THE PROBLEM: The widespread and significant impact of severe maternal morbidities. In Malawi, the maternal mortality rate remains one of the highest in the world, but this figure is eclipsed by number of women experiencing severe maternal morbidities (SMMs). … Read More
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