Healthy mum and baby
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Why buy this Healthy mum and baby gift?
- Some new mothers don’t have enough to eat. When they go hungry, their babies risk starvation. Put simply: this incredible charity gift can save lives.
- This compassionate gift can provide vital support, advice, food and medical care to vulnerable mums and their new-born babies.
- This is the perfect, thoughtful charity gift for Mum, Nan or Grandma. It also makes for a brilliant Baptism or first-birthday present.
Case study: Saving babies in El Salvador
"Health is the most important thing...By giving children a good diet, they can develop well." Blanca, El Salvador
Access to quality healthcare is limited in El Salvador – even more so in hard-to-reach, rural areas. For many, paying the expensive travel and healthcare costs simply isn’t an option.
Sadly, this means there’s a risk of maternal and infant mortality, and malnutrition remains a constant threat for mothers and their babies.
Thankfully, Blanca was able to reach a health clinic supported by CAFOD. She told us: “Whenever I’ve come here, they have always taken care of me.”
At the health clinic, Blanca and other mothers in the area learn about breastfeeding, how to take care of young babies and the importance of nutritious food for the family. Mothers not only learn how to care for their babies and young children’s physical needs, but also how to meet their developmental needs, to enable their children to flourish and achieve their full potential as they grow older.
Blanca knows that she is supported. She knows that the women in her community have health experts to turn to with any problems and to encourage them in providing the best possible care for their children.
This gift is part of our Health fund.
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Why buy this Healthy mum and baby gift?
- Some new mothers don’t have enough to eat. When they go hungry, their babies risk starvation. Put simply: this incredible charity gift can save lives.
- This compassionate gift can provide vital support, advice, food and medical care to vulnerable mums and their new-born babies.
- This is the perfect, thoughtful charity gift for Mum, Nan or Grandma. It also makes for a brilliant Baptism or first-birthday present.
Case study: Saving babies in El Salvador
"Health is the most important thing...By giving children a good diet, they can develop well." Blanca, El Salvador
Access to quality healthcare is limited in El Salvador – even more so in hard-to-reach, rural areas. For many, paying the expensive travel and healthcare costs simply isn’t an option.
Sadly, this means there’s a risk of maternal and infant mortality, and malnutrition remains a constant threat for mothers and their babies.
Thankfully, Blanca was able to reach a health clinic supported by CAFOD. She told us: “Whenever I’ve come here, they have always taken care of me.”
At the health clinic, Blanca and other mothers in the area learn about breastfeeding, how to take care of young babies and the importance of nutritious food for the family. Mothers not only learn how to care for their babies and young children’s physical needs, but also how to meet their developmental needs, to enable their children to flourish and achieve their full potential as they grow older.
Blanca knows that she is supported. She knows that the women in her community have health experts to turn to with any problems and to encourage them in providing the best possible care for their children.
