LGH and ICM Partnership

ICM (International Confederation of Midwives) and Laerdal Global Health are inviting midwives’ associations that are members of ICM to submit project proposals to receive MamaNatalie simulators. These simulators are used to prepare midwives and other healthcare personnel to manage birth complications like postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) along with Helping Mothers Survive (HMS) Bleeding After Birth Complete learning materials.

Every year, more than 300,000 women die from birth complications. PPH, commonly defined as blood loss of 500 ml or more within 24 hours after birth, is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide, accounting for over 20% of all maternal deaths reported globally. Death from PPH is largely preventable yet women in low and middle-income countries continue to be disproportionately affected. Most maternal deaths from PPH occur in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia (WHO, 2024). Simulation based training can help midwives' capacity and competence to provide maternal care and to confidently identify, prevent and manage PPH.

Our Partnership

Laerdal Global health has partnered with ICM to support ICM member associations to grow, strengthen and to promote continuity of midwife care. By submitting a project proposal that outlines how a midwives’ association would use a MamaNatalie birthing simulator, we aim to encourage midwives’ associations to grow, while improving health outcomes for women and newborns.  These projects can help midwives’ associations strengthen their capacity for offering training programmes, making associations more sustainable

The goal of this partnership is to distribute MamaNatalie - a birthing simulator designed for training both normal delivery and postpartum complications along with complementary learning materials (Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth complete, HMS BABC) where they will have a catalytic effect, either kicking off new projects that enhance midwives' capacity and competence to provide care or increasing the reach and impact of existing projects to grow, strengthen and promote continuity of midwife care models.

We are inviting ICM member associations to submit project proposals on how they will use the MamaNatalie birthing simulator and accompanying HMS BABC learning materials. The simulators and learning materials will be distributed free of cost; however associated costs including but not limited to shipping, import taxes and custom duties will be paid by the receiver. 

Eligibility criteria

Organization Eligibility

• ICM member associations are eligible to apply.
• Member associations must be based in a country with a maternal mortality ratio that is higher than 70 per 100,000 live births (above SDG target 3.1)

Project Eligibility

• Projects must be support or aim to improve continuity of midwife care (pre-service and/or in-service). This can be specific to midwives or involve a multi-disciplinary approach.
• As a rule, we can offer 1 simulator per 20 learners in a project, so if your project includes 40 learners (students and/or practising health workers), you can include 2 simulators in your proposal.
• Project activities must enable increased efficiency and/or effectiveness of the midwifery model of care and improving health care for women during childbirth in order to prevent and treat PPH.

Application process

Applications will be accepted from September 23, 2024 until November 15, 2024. Projects will be evaluated and shortlisted based on their project goals, objectives, sustainability, impact potential, partnerships and requirements.

Successful applicants will be informed by December 20, 2024.

As part of Laerdal's Buy One Gift One program, we aim to distribute MamaNatalie simulators to ICM member associations who are in a position to fully utilize the simulators to create a positive impact on continuity of midwife care. The quantity of simulators distributed will be decided on a case-by-case basis depending on the need and scope of impact. Please note the general rule about ratio of 1:20 simulators to learners, described above.

The association receiving the simulators is responsible for the costs of bringing the products from Laerdal facility in Suzhou, China or Stavanger, Norway to the destination . This includes, but is not limited to: shipping costs, customs declaration costs, local delivery costs (for CPT terms), destination duties, warehouse storage fees, demurrage fees, container return, damage costs, labour fees, pre-inspection certificates, certificate of origin (if applicable).

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