Welcome to Women and Children First (UK)
An estimated four million babies every year die before they are one month old.
Women and Children First (WCF) improves the health and wellbeing of women and children in poor communities, with a particular focus on pregnancy and the first month of life.
WCF ensures that women have a say in the decisions that influence their health. We achieve this through the formation of women’s groups, who work together to prioritise maternal and newborn health problems and identify low-cost solutions. Read more
We work with local healthcare providers to strengthen skills in essential newborn care by training all levels of staff, plus training the trainers. Read more
Watch a short video about our work (click the image below)
WCF currently works in Bangladesh, India and Malawi, and has previously worked in Nepal.
It is shocking that every minute in 2008 eight newborn babies and one woman died in childbirth, and this tragedy continues in 2009. Read what Women and Children First is doing to prevent these deaths and improve the health of mothers and their newborns in our 2009 Annual Review and latest newsletter.
Latest News
18/06/2010: WCF is recruiting for a new Programmes Manager
01/06/2010: WCF 2009 Annual Review
12/05/2010: Dying: Millions of women in childbirth, newborns, and young children
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