{"id":7651,"date":"2020-08-12T20:51:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-12T20:51:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.savingmoses.org\/?p=7651"},"modified":"2021-03-02T22:50:37","modified_gmt":"2021-03-02T22:50:37","slug":"2019-a-year-to-remember-2019-saving-moses-highlights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.savingmoses.org\/2020\/08\/12\/2019-a-year-to-remember-2019-saving-moses-highlights\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 – A Year to Remember"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Written by: Communications and Logistics Coordinator, McKenzie Thompson<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

In 2019, we saved a total of<\/span> 9,506 babies and toddlers<\/span>! That means that together, we saved<\/span> 4,764 MORE<\/span> little ones last year compared to the previous year in 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

We could not have done that without YOU!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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B I R T H A I D\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h5>\n

We cared for<\/span> 3,816 babies and pregnant mothers<\/span> in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Syria. We provided community-based education on safe birthing practices and infant care, skilled birth attendants to assist in safe births, pediatrician visits for babies and toddlers, pregnancy well-woman visits, and breastfeeding education.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

These regions have been devastated by war for years, and hospitals and clinics are primary targets during conflicts. Because of this, access to healthcare is minimal. Many women and their children live too far from a healthcare facility where they can safely give birth or receive care and cannot afford to travel. That challenge, plus the lack of knowledge of safe birthing practices and infant care, lead to many preventable deaths. Thanks to our BirthAid program, nearly 4,000 women and their babies received the necessary and essential care that they needed.<\/span><\/p>\n

This program:<\/span><\/p>\n