Put more mothers in safe hands
This Christmas, you can prevent obstetric fistula before it happens.
For too many mothers in Ethiopia, childbirth is still a matter of life and death.
Around five in 10 women in remote parts of Ethiopia still lack access to a midwife or doctor during pregnancy and birth. Without skilled care, women risk losing their babies and suffering devastating childbirth injuries, including obstetric fistula.
With your support, more Hamlin Midwives like Dingete can be trained to bring life-saving care to mothers and prevent devastating childbirth injuries.
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Your Christmas gift can help train a Hamlin Midwife to provide essential care during pregnancy and birth.
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When Musteriya needed care, Dingete was there.
Throughout her pregnancy, Musteriya received care from Dingete, a graduate of the Hamlin College of Midwives.
Dingete monitored her pregnancy, helped her prepare for birth and knew how to identify complications before they became emergencies.
“We were taught how to identify early complications, how to prevent fistula, and how to care for mothers and children with respect and dignity.”
— Dingete, Hamlin Midwife
Please, will you send a generous gift this Christmas to help train and deploy another midwife like Dingete?
Why more Midwives are needed
For too many women, skilled care is still too far away.
For women living far from medical care, complications during childbirth can quickly become devastating.
Prolonged obstructed labour can cause serious childbirth injuries, including obstetric fistula - and around 90% of these cases result in stillbirth.
Training more Hamlin Midwives means more women can access skilled care closer to home, so complications can be recognised and managed earlier.
Skilled Midwives are changing childbirth outcomes.
40,292
babies delivered at Hamlin-supported clinics in FY25
1,684
labour complications identified and managed
0
fistula cases reported where a Hamlin Midwife was present
294
Hamlin Midwives graduated since 2007
The work isn't finished yet. Your urgent support can help train more Hamlin Midwives and give more mothers the chance to reach skilled care in time.
“My vision is for there to be a midwife in every village of Ethiopia.”
- Dr Catherine Hamlin AC
Dr Catherine Hamlin AC knew that treating obstetric fistula was only part of the answer. Her vision was to prevent it from happening in the first place.
Imagine what could be achieved with a Hamlin Midwife in every woreda (local district) in Ethiopia?
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For every $1 donated, 70 cents goes directly towards Hamlin Fistula Ethiopia’s programs for the treatment and prevention of obstetric fistula, 13 cents is necessary for accountability and administration and 17 cents is invested in fundraising efforts which allows us to help even more women in future years.
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