Barbara May Foundation

Barbara May Foundation Maternal Healthcare & Fistula Repair in Africa

We often hear stories of the lifesaving services the skilled team at Vision Maternity Care in Ethiopia are providing. Th...
09/11/2025

We often hear stories of the lifesaving services the skilled team at Vision Maternity Care in Ethiopia are providing. This one came with a photo, so we are pleased to share it with you here!

Here is Lebmogne, a fistula patient who was able to have a healthy 2.7kg baby via Caesarean Section at VMCH. Read her full story on our website! https://barbaramayfoundation.com/stories/lebmognes-story-celebrating-safe-childbirth/

If you donate or support Barbara May Foundation in any way, thank you for partnering with us and the team in Ethiopia to make a difference for families like Lebmogne’s.

06/11/2025

It has been wonderful to show you some behind the scenes of Dr Browning’s recent visit to Mille Ethiopia. Together, we’re making safe birth possible for women, like Nifi, who live in one of the most remote places in the world. This is what it’s all for 🧡

Partner with us: https://barbaramayfoundation.com/projects/barbara-may-maternity-hospital/

04/11/2025

Meet Dr Omer and hear about the important services women can access – for free – at Barbara May Maternity Hospital, Ethiopia.

Donate today and partner with us to change the story of maternal health in Africa: https://barbaramayfoundation.com/how-can-i-help/

30/10/2025

Brekky time in the staff ‘cafeteria’ before the day’s work begins. Join me to meet Ahmed, one of the dedicated team members at Barbara May Maternity Hospital.

30/10/2025

Fitting in a morning walk around Mille before it gets too hot. Even the staff café isn’t open yet!

26/10/2025

Not your average trip to work; not your average work…

Find out more about how this hospital, supported entirely by donors from countries like Australia for nearly 15 years, is providing hope and healing for nomadic women suffering from childbirth-related injuries in the deserts of East Africa: https://barbaramayfoundation.com/projects/barbara-may-maternity-hospital/

If you’re pregnant and dreading the upcoming heat of spring and summer, then spare a thought for women in the Afar deser...
24/10/2025

If you’re pregnant and dreading the upcoming heat of spring and summer, then spare a thought for women in the Afar desert regions of East Africa, where temperatures often reach 50 degrees Celsius! ☀️🤰🏾

Photo: Michael Benanav https://www.afarofethiopia.com/

22/10/2025

Volume on! 🔊

Part 4: Our ‘official’ tour was interrupted by the surrounding sound of women singing. Healing at Kivulini is more than just surgery 🧡

Maternity Africa

19/10/2025

Taking a moment to appreciate that all the babies we see in NICU may not be here today, if not for the incredible team within these walls, as well as your ongoing support of this excellent hospital 🙌.

P.S How cute is this baby 😍!!

Maternity Africa

17/10/2025

New mothers, new babies and families together. This is what fistula prevention looks like.

(Part 2 of our unofficial behind-the-scenes tour at our partner hospital, Kivulini Maternity Centre!)

Maternity Africa

15/10/2025

What challenges are women from nomadic tribes in Ethiopia facing during childbirth?

Valerie Browning AM, also known as Maalika (‘Queen’) by the local Afar peoples, gives us a quick update.

Today is International Day of Rural Women 🧡 Join us in ensuring women from remote and rural areas of East Africa can access lifesaving maternal healthcare: https://barbaramayfoundation.com/how-can-i-help/

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