Two hundred women will have access to a more hygienic birthing environment thanks to the students of Cathedral’s Leos Club.

On Thursday the 27th of August, club members assembled 200 birthing kits that will help many women in developing countries across the world.

During lunch, 15 members of the Leos Club assembled the kits, putting together a sheet of plastic, gauze, a scalpel, string, soap and gloves, which will help provide a more hygienic and safer childbirth for women who do not have access to medical resources or facilities.

The Leos purchased the birthing kits from Zonta International. The organisation has revealed that every hour, 33 women die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and an estimated 385,000 women die annually in childbirth, many from preventable infections. Zonta representative Beth Snewin managed the school project and educated Leos on the importance of the birthing kits.

The project is part of a wider initiative conducted by KIT (Know, Innovate, Transform) International, which has distributed 2.2 million Clean Birth Kits to women in need. By providing these valuable birthing kits to women in developing countries, the Leos Club aims to help improve maternal and newborn health and reduce infant mortality rates.

On Thursday the 27th of August, club members assembled 200 birthing kits that will help many women in developing countries across the world.

During lunch, 15 members of the Leos Club assembled the kits, putting together a sheet of plastic, gauze, a scalpel, string, soap and gloves, which will help provide a more hygienic and safer childbirth for women who do not have access to medical resources or facilities.

The Leos purchased the birthing kits from Zonta International. The organisation has revealed that every hour, 33 women die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth, and an estimated 385,000 women die annually in childbirth, many from preventable infections. Zonta representative Beth Snewin managed the school project and educated Leos on the importance of the birthing kits.

The project is part of a wider initiative conducted by KIT (Know, Innovate, Transform) International, which has distributed 2.2 million Clean Birth Kits to women in need. By providing these valuable birthing kits to women in developing countries, the Leos Club aims to help improve maternal and newborn health and reduce infant mortality rates.