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

To date, 2.4 million Clean Birth Kits have been distributed to women in need.

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.

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, 2.4 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 2.4 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.

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

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The Birthing Kit

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Gauze

to wipe clear the newborn baby’s eyes, and to clean the mother’s perineum prior to giving birth
A Plastic Sheet

to prevent the mother and newborn coming into contact with the ground or an unhygienic surface
Soap

to wash the birth attendant's hands and the mother’s perineum
Cord Ties

to cleanly tie the umbilical cord
Sterile Blade

to cut the umbilical cord cleanly and reduce risk of newborn tetanus and sepsis
Gloves

to cover the birth attendant's hands and provide protection from infections such as HIV for carers and care recipients