Maternity Worldwide is a charity which works in low-income countries to help women and girls access the high quality maternal health care they need to be able to give birth safely.

Having a baby should be a time of great joy and hope. But every year across the world 287,000 women die in pregnancy and childbirth. That’s one mother dying every two minutes, 800 each day.

These women do not need to suffer and die. Most lives could be saved relatively easily and cheaply.

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We provide maternal health programmes to save lives in childbirth in Africa

At Maternity Worldwide we have a vision of a world where all women, wherever they live, can give birth safely and without fear.  We need your help to make that vision a reality.

On average it costs just £15 to save a mother’s life during childbirth, whatever you can afford will help to make a huge difference.

What we do

Our Projects

We currently have three integrated maternal health programmes in Malawi, Uganda and Ethiopia.

Who we support

We work with mothers who are in the greatest need and at the highest risk of dying during pregnancy or childbirth in sub-Saharan Africa.

A Mother's Story

We currently have three integrated maternal health programmes in Malawi, Uganda and Ethiopia.

Our Projects

Help us to continue saving lives in childbirth by getting involved with our events, fundraising or volunteering in the UK or Africa.

What's Happening

The Dales Way Fundraising Walk May 2024

Join us on this classic walk from the Lake District through the beautiful Yorkshire Dales in Springtime.

Christmas certicates and cards

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Download our 2023 Christmas e-card!

If you would like to make a Christmas card donation this year in lieu of posting cards, you can download our electronic card and forward it to your friends and family.