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As first year, OB/GYN & MED-PEDS residents at MGH, our teams have joined together to start a initiative that will help link Boston Moms with Moms in Uganda.
Our initiative titled, Moms Helping Moms is designed to give families an opportunity to make small or large monetary contributions that will help purchase supplies for the maternity ward at Mbarara Hospital.
While attending a lecture given by Laura Riley, MD, a physician at MGH's Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. She talked about her frequent visits to the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (Uganda) in particular the maternity ward. Women who are treated at the hospital must buy medical supplies for their own emergency C-sections. Which can delay the operation, ensuring a healthy outcome for mother & baby.
A particular quote that ignitied our team to start this initiative was the following:
“As Americans, we think basic maternity care is a right that we should have. These women have no voice." - Dr. Laura Riley M.D.
The department of OB/GYN, Medicine/Pediatrics and MGH Center for Global Health have partnered up with us to start this initiative. With support from these departments, they believe that our Moms Helping Moms initiative can make a difference immediately.
How your donation helps
The goal of Moms Helping Moms is to provide supplies and support to the Mbarara Hospital to make deliveries safer and more comfortable for mothers and their newborns. The hospital often runs out of supplies and a few dollars could make a huge difference.
$10 — would buy “mama kits,” that could include cotton, gauze, a surgical blade, soap and cord used for vaginal births
$50 — would buy blood pressure machines used to detect life-threatening complications during labor
$75 — would buy supplies to perform one C-section
$750 — would purchase a cabinet that could be used to securely store essential supplies and drugs
$7,500 — would purchase a computer and provide a salary for a data clerk to track obstetric outcomes Your donation can help improve health care for mothers and children in Uganda.
Thank You For Your Support,
OB/GYN & Med-Peds (PGY-1 Residents)
Our initiative titled, Moms Helping Moms is designed to give families an opportunity to make small or large monetary contributions that will help purchase supplies for the maternity ward at Mbarara Hospital.
While attending a lecture given by Laura Riley, MD, a physician at MGH's Vincent Obstetrics and Gynecology Department. She talked about her frequent visits to the Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (Uganda) in particular the maternity ward. Women who are treated at the hospital must buy medical supplies for their own emergency C-sections. Which can delay the operation, ensuring a healthy outcome for mother & baby.
A particular quote that ignitied our team to start this initiative was the following:
“As Americans, we think basic maternity care is a right that we should have. These women have no voice." - Dr. Laura Riley M.D.
The department of OB/GYN, Medicine/Pediatrics and MGH Center for Global Health have partnered up with us to start this initiative. With support from these departments, they believe that our Moms Helping Moms initiative can make a difference immediately.
How your donation helps
The goal of Moms Helping Moms is to provide supplies and support to the Mbarara Hospital to make deliveries safer and more comfortable for mothers and their newborns. The hospital often runs out of supplies and a few dollars could make a huge difference.
$10 — would buy “mama kits,” that could include cotton, gauze, a surgical blade, soap and cord used for vaginal births
$50 — would buy blood pressure machines used to detect life-threatening complications during labor
$75 — would buy supplies to perform one C-section
$750 — would purchase a cabinet that could be used to securely store essential supplies and drugs
$7,500 — would purchase a computer and provide a salary for a data clerk to track obstetric outcomes Your donation can help improve health care for mothers and children in Uganda.
Thank You For Your Support,
OB/GYN & Med-Peds (PGY-1 Residents)