Chimwemwe mu’bereki

Family-based care for high-risk mothers and babies in Malawi

Chimwemwe mu'bereki started with the effort to save the life of one baby following his mother’s death. When a woman dies just after childbirth in Malawi, her healthy newborn often follows her in death. Not for a lack of love or care, but simply poverty. This second death is so common that it is expected. Chimwemwe mu'bereki exists to ensure the survival of infants whose mothers die shortly after childbirth, other high-risk infants, and to care for women who experience significant chronic illness following birth. (Chimwemwe mu’bereki is a registered Malawian NGO, which was founded together with partner organisation, African Mother's Health Initiative (a US 501c3). CM implements the work in Malawi.)