The statistics are horrifying. We won’t be getting into the sad side of this story too much. We would rather focus on the bright side.

The bright side is that nonprofits like MedShare.org, generous donors and volunteers fight daily to help these mothers to lower child mortality rates by donating ultrasound machines, baby warmers, birthing beds, clean birthing kits, and other essential medical equipment to save moms and babies in low-resource areas.

Hundreds of thousands of mothers and babies have been helped, but much more needs to be done.