Healthy Newborns

Compassion’s survival program gives children the best possible start in life, allowing them the opportunity to escape the cycle of poverty Because of Compassion’s Christ-based approach, thousands of mothers and caregivers are accepting Jesus every year

Every hour more than 650 children die before reaching their fifth birthday More than 800 women die from pregnancy or childbirth complications every day Over the past 25 years, maternal deaths in sub-Saharan Africa have gone up Almost one million child deaths a year happen the first day of life Every 60 seconds a mother…

With proper help, healthy newborns can become the norm, not the exception When mothers have access to proper prenatal care, necessary medical treatments, and have a skilled birth attendant present during labor, the chances of survival for the mother and the newborn significantly increase. When this happens … life changes for the better. When a…

Every year millions of children under 5 die, many of them before reaching their first year of life or even reaching their first month of life. By educating caregivers and providing much-needed resources, the chances of babies surviving and thriving significantly increase. Prenatal care is limited or nonexistent: Lack of prenatal care can miss problems…