The Midwife Project in Uganda
A midwife-led education programme to reduce the harmful impact of biomass smoke

Image: The 625. Midwives teaching Ugandan women
Biomass smoke exposure is harmful to pregnant women, the baby in utero, and in early years of life. There is limited information on effective strategies to raise awareness of the risk and reduce exposures amongst pregnant and postnatal women.The intervention being implemented is a midwife-led education programme in the Jinja district of Uganda, aiming to teach midwives and other community healthcare workers about the dangers of biomass smoke and about reducing the risks to mother, foetus and young children.
For the training programme, following a Plan-Do-Study-Act (PDSA) cycle, the education materials in the form of a flipchart, leaflet and poster, were approved for use by the Ministry of Health in Uganda.
University of Plymouth BA (Hons) Illustration students, Rachel Simpson, Skye Liu Tianzi and Georgina Moram, produced some artwork to demonstrate the messages of The Midwife Project.