{"id":3489,"date":"2011-01-06T14:33:20","date_gmt":"2011-01-06T14:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T18:05:34","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T18:05:34","slug":"new-mukuni-maternity-clinic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.thebutterflytree.org.uk\/pages\/our-work\/health\/new-mukuni-maternity-clinic\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting Maternity Care in Rural Areas of Zambia"},"content":{"rendered":"

In June 2008 The Butterfly Tree opened a maternity\u00a0clinic at Mukuni Health Centre to\u00a0provide\u00a0a safer place for the delivery of babies. \u00a0The health authorities advise women to come to the clinic rather than have traditional home births. All woman who are pregnant\u00a0and wish to use these facilities\u00a0have to agree to\u00a0tested for HIV and will receive education on how to prevent mother to child transmission of this devastating virus. In 2011 a women’s shelter was constructed to be used prior to the onset of labour for women who walk long distances. Without this women are at risk of losing both their own life and that of their unborn infant should they attempt to walk for hours while in labour. In 2013 a maternity clinic and women’s shelter were built at Mahalulu and also a shelter at Mambova.<\/p>\n

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The Founder Jane Kaye-Bailey \u00a0opening the new maternity clinic in June 2008<\/p><\/div>\n

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Medical staff and members of The Butterfly Tree<\/p><\/div>\n

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The Butterfly Tree Maternity Care has expanded to three Chiefdoms in Zambia, adding a further maternity clinic and four\u00a0additional women’s shelters.<\/p>\n

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Women’s Shelter – Mukuni Village 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

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Maternity clinic – Mahalulu, Mukuni Chiefdom 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

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Women’s shelter – Mambova, Sekute Chiefdom – 2013<\/p><\/div>\n

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HEALTH CENTRE WITH MATERNITY WARD AND WOMEN’S SHELTER – SIKAUNZWE 2018<\/p><\/div>\n

MATERNITY WARD AND WOMEN’S SHELTER – SIMONGA 2019\"\"<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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