In any crisis situation, one in five women of childbearing age are likely to be pregnant.
During emergencies and disasters, women and their babies are at risk because of the sudden loss of medical support, including prenatal care, assisted delivery, and emergency obstetric care. This is often compounded by trauma, malnutrition or disease, and exposure to violence.
Under such precarious settings, pregnancy-related deaths soar.
When disaster strikes, emergency supplies and equipment are needed to make deliveries safer. Through the PUSH campaign, you can help provide women with UNFPA's emergency delivery kit. The rapidly deployed delivery kit includes:
- a clean sheet for the mother to deliver her baby on
- a razor blade and string for cutting and tying the umbilical cord
- a bar of soap and gloves to avoid infection
- a blanket for keeping the newborn warm and
- visual instructions for a deliver
The cost of one kit is 1,20 euros.
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To learn more about protecting women and mothers in emergencies please go to.
www.unfpa.org/emergencies
For more, please go to:
www.unfpa.org/emergencies/motherhood.htm
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