A Safe Start: Sponsor a Safe Birth for a Mother & Baby

A Safe Start: Sponsor a Safe Birth for a Mother & BabySave the lives of mothers and newborn babies by sponsoring a safe childbirth at Mae Tao Clinic. The Issue: Along the Thai Burmese border, infant mortality rates are 5 times higher and maternal mortality rates are 24 times higher than the rest of Thailand. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from the violence in Myanmar (also referred to as Burma) live in poverty, with little or no government assistance, in Thailand. The Mae Tao Clinic (MTC) operates on

Save the lives of mothers and newborn babies by sponsoring a safe childbirth at Mae Tao Clinic.

The Issue: 

Along the Thai/Burmese border, infant mortality rates are 5 times higher and maternal mortality rates are 24 times higher than the rest of Thailand. Hundreds of thousands of refugees from the violence in Myanmar (also referred to as Burma) live in poverty, with little or no government assistance, in Thailand. 

The Mae Tao Clinic (MTC) operates on private funding alone, serving this at-risk population with a state-of-the-art birthing clinic. In 2024, MTC facilitated 1,558 safe deliveries, but more help is needed. Admissions are rising and more women and children need care.

How You Can Help:

Save a mother and child by donating today— you can ensure a safe birth for just $254. Donations cover essential maternal care from conception through childbirth, including routine examinations, medication, delivery at MTC, and post-delivery observation for both mother and newborn.

Donations also support Mae Tao Clinic's advanced, live-saving care, including cesarean sections and neonatal care requiring specialized equipment and intensive monitoring.

Impact: 

We'd like to introduce you to the newest members of the GreaterGood community. Weighing in at 2.5 lbs, each of these precious girls was safely delivered into the arms of their mother Wai di. She was unaware that she was having twins and went into premature labor at home when she was seven months pregnant and ended up losing consciousness! Her family transported her to MTC where staff helped her safely deliver her babies and supported her as she regained consciousness and awareness that she had just delivered TWINS! She was unaware that she was having twins because she did not receive prenatal care.

After their birth the family remained at MTC for six weeks to ensure they were carefully monitored, given treatment and nutritional feeding. Once each twin weighed 5 lbs, the family was discharged to return home. During this time, health workers continuously provided her with health education on immunization, nutrition, breastfeeding, disease prevention and identification, etc.

Now, Wai Di visits the clinic twice a month and each round trip costs her $15 which is more than she can afford. "I need to come more often because I cannot bring two babies at the same time as I cannot hold them both on the motorcycle. It is burdensome and costly but thanks to the clinic (WHICH YOUR DONATIONS HELP COVER) I do not need to pay for any medical bills. I know the trips are worth it for my babies' health and I'd like to thank you for caring about us."