Recent Activities
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Maternity Ambulance Troopy Now Here!It's been a long 'pregnancy', but we have finally 'given birth' to a Troopy for a Maternity Ambulance for Timor Leste.... Read more |
2010/2011 Entertainment Books The 2010/2011 Entertainment Books are now AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE! Purchase an Entertainment book every year to receive over $150 in valuable offers, valid through June 1 of the next year. At ... Read more |
June-July Trip to Timor LestSummary of Trip to Timor Lesté - June 2 – July 1 2009Maternity Ambulance for Timor Lesté ProjectMargaret ... Read more |
Midwives East Timor Now on Facebook! Margaret Aggar has put together a new Facebook group for Midwives East Timor Australia to make it easier for you to keep up to date with all that happening. Check out ... Read more |
The maternal and neonatal mortality rate in east Timor is 100 times that of Australia. One of the reasons for such a high level of maternal problems is the low utilisation of skilled assistance for pre-natal care, birth and post-natal care.
Only 10% of pregnant women in East Timor give birth with the assistance of a qualified midwife, others birth alone or with a relative or friend.
74% of infant deaths recorded occured when the child was delivered at home (Health Alliance International)
33 in 1 000 babies will die within thier first month of life (Health Alliance International)
1 in 35 Timorese women will die from pregnancy related complications - many of them preventable. In Australia the rate is 1 in over 35 000 (UNICEF)
To Provide Financial Support, Training, Resources and Midwifery Expertise
Assist in meeting the 2 Millennium Development Goals: Reduce Child Mortality and Improve Maternal Health
Support the Timor Leste Ministry of Health and Non-Government Organisations to reduce the Maternal and Neonatal Mortality rate
