Laerdal Global Health

Regina’s baby was not breathing when he was born.
Her midwife, Monica, had been trained in the Helping Babies Breathe and Helping Mother's Survive programs. Once Monica resuscitated the baby, she realized the mother was in trouble. Recognizing
the signs of postpartum hemorrhage, she removed the remaining placenta and was able to stop
the bleeding. Both Regina and her baby survived.

Danieli was born with meconium and did not breathe. The young nurse used what she had learned in the Helping Babies Breathe course. She dried and stimulated the baby and used the Penguin suction to remove the meconium. But Danieli still did not breathe. She quickly cut the cord and moved him to the resuscitation station where she used the bag-mask and resuscitation monitor. Some minutes later, Danieli began to breathe by himself.

After Ester gave birth to her son, she began to bleed heavily. Ester feared for her life. Her midwife, Musama, check the uterus and found that it had not contracted. He massaged the uterus and administered oxytocin. With the nearest hospital six hours away, Ester's life was in her midwife's hands. If he had not been well trained in Helping Mothers' Survive, Ester would not be alive today.