A world in which all
women and girls have access
to a clean and safe birth.
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Who we are

The Birthing Kit Foundation (Australia) is a humanitarian organisation that provides birthing kits and education in clean birthing practices to women birthing at home in remote regions of the developing world.

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What we do

We work in partnership with the Australian Community and a number of Global Organisations to pack and supply Clean Birth Kits to pregnant women living in rural communities and low-resource settings around the world. To date, 2.6 million Clean Birth Kits have been distributed to women in need. Kits are given to mothers through community outreach programs, supplied to health facilities for use by doctors, midwives and nurses or distributed to traditional birthing attendants. They are designed to support hygienic practices and environments during childbirth in under-resourced settings.

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Our Achievements

We have supplied over 2.6 million clean birth kits to women in remote regions of over 30 countries, trained over 10,000 traditional birth attendants and contributed to the prevention of FGM in communities that were killing their women in childbirth. The impact of our work can not be underestimated, with many unexpected benefits for the women and communities we support. You can find out more here.

OUR VISION

A world in which all women and girls have access to a clean and safe birth.

OUR MISSION

To positively impact the lives of mothers and babies in developing countries.

Partner with organisations and communities to advocate, educate and provide resources to improve outcomes for expectant mothers.

Enable systems where women and girls become truly empowered.

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ACCUMULATIVE TOTAL NUMBER OF KITS DISTRIBUTED

BIRTHING KIT DISTRIBUTION

To date, 2.6 million Clean Birth Kits have been distributed to women in need. Kits are given to mothers through community outreach programs, supplied to health facilities for use by doctors, midwives and nurses or distributed to traditional birthing attendants. They are designed to support hygienic practices and environments during childbirth in under-resourced settings.

OUR YEAR AT A GLANCE

205
ASSEMBLY DAYS WERE HELD IN AUSTRALIA
8783
VOLUNTEERS DEDICATED THEIR TIME TO ASSEMBLE BIRTHING KITS
179k
MOTHERS AND NEWBORNS WERE HELPED WITH HEALTH EQUIPMENT AND/OR SERVICES
89k
BIRTHING KITS WERE SENT TO PEOPLE IN UNDER-RESOURCED AND HUMANITARIAN SETTINGS
37
GLOBAL PARTNERS ACROSS 14 COUNTRIES WERE INVOLVED IN OUR GLOBAL INITIATIVES

The Birthing Kit

CLICK THE ARROWS BELOW TO VIEW ALL ITEMS IN THE KIT. HOVER TO SEE REAL ITEM.

GAUZE

To wipe clear the newborn baby’s eyes, and to clean the mother’s perineum prior to giving birth.
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A PLASTIC SHEET

To prevent the mother and newborn coming into contact with the ground or an unhygienic surface.
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SOAP

To wash the birth attendant’s hands and the mother’s perineum.
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CORD TIES

To tie the umbilical cord.
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Sterile Blade

To cut the umbilical cord cleanly and reduce risk of newborn sepsis and tetanus.
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GLOVES

To cover the birth attendant’s hands and provide protection from infections such as HIV for carers and care recipients.
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Supporting
clean birth

Birthing Kits are an internationally accepted intervention to support a clean birth. Each item in the BKFA Birthing Kit works to reduce infections at key high-risk moments of care during labour, birth and immediately post-birth for the mother, newborn and birth attendant.