Ensuring Safer Births for Women and Newborns – Everywhere

I was grateful to be the Guest of Honour at the Maternity Foundation Denamark’s high-level reception during the week of United Nations General Assembly 78, celebrating their launch in the United States.

Joining my long-time fellow Maternal, Newborn and Child Health advocates and midwife champions, Anna Frellsen, CEO and Dr. Franka Cadée, Director of Global Initiatives, Maternity Foundation, I praised their innovative mobile health solutions, including the Safe Delivery App, which the Wellbeing Foundation Africa midwives are utilizing to access direct and instant evidence-based and up-to-date clinical guidelines, to support their everyday work.

Maternal health is a fundamental human rights issue. The launch of Maternity Foundation Inc. in the United States marks a significant milestone, especially in advocating and acting for the care of women of Black, Asian and Minority Ethnicities – BAME.

We cannot rest until every woman, regardless of her background or circumstances, has access to safe and high-quality maternal healthcare. I look forward to further collaborating with the Maternity Foundation, and their digital solutions, and learning programmes, to continue to build midwifery knowledge and skills, and work to end preventable maternal morbidity and harm.

“When women thrive, all of society benefits, and succeeding generations are given a better start in life.” – Kofi Annan, Former Secretary-General of the United Nations.

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