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A baby born in Zanzibar is at least 4 times more likely to die than a baby born in the US.

In Zanzibar, 1,334 newborns die each year. 387 of these newborns die because of having difficulty breathing at birth. In most cases these deaths are preventable with proper supplies and training. Here at For Mamas, our mission is to change this one baby at a time.

Help every baby take their first breath.

Help every baby take their first breath.

Be a part of providing training to midwives and equipping healthcare facilities with newborn resuscitation supplies.

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Learn more about what we do:

  • We provide training to midwives and equip healthcare facilities with newborn resuscitation supplies in Zanzibar.

  • A cluster of islands located in the Indian Ocean off the coast of east-central Africa. Zanzibar has a population of approximately 1.5 million with the main religion being Islam and common languages being Kiswahili and Arabic.

  • Birth asphyxia is fancy terminology meaning a baby having difficulty breathing at birth. In Zanzibar, approximately 29% of newborn deaths are attributed to babies having difficulty breathing at birth or birth asphyxia. In most cases these deaths are preventable.

  • Our name represents our focus of working on initiatives that are “for mamas.” We value what mothers value. We focus on work that mothers find important.

The For Mamas Impact

380 Midwives Trained

48 Facilities Equipped

491 Supplies Provided

We value what mothers value.

Meet baby Ikram.

Ikram was born in Kitope, a rural northern village in Zanzibar, Tanzania. When he was born he had difficulty breathing at birth. Matawa and Mgeni are the midwives who were there when Ikram was born. They had been trained through For Mamas and had resuscitation supplies available in their facility.

They intervened for him.

They quickly provided bag and mask resuscitation. Ikram started breathing and is now thriving. His life was intervened for because his midwives knew what to do to help and had the supplies to intervene. He is adored by his mother and older sister.

Be a part of intervening for more babies like Ikram by supporting a midwife.