What We Do

Preterm birth complications are now the leading cause of death in children under age five. Families urgently need access to cost-effective, practical solutions to help women reach full-term pregnancies and care for newborns.

Born on Time works closely with local governments and stakeholders through a comprehensive approach to preterm birth prevention across communities and local health facilities. We are:

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Improving health service delivery

  • Train health care providers and community health workers to provide quality care for women and adolescent girls before, between, and during pregnancies;
  • Improve local health facilities with essential equipment, supplies, and supply chain management for quality reproductive, maternal, adolescent, and newborn care;
  • Strengthen referral systems for high risk deliveries, and preterm, low-birth weight babies.
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Increasing uptake of health services through empowerment of women, girls, men, boys, and community leaders

  • Work with community and religious leaders, traditional birth attendants, youth groups, and local media to raise awareness of gender equality issues, family planning methods, healthy lifestyles, and taboos related to preterm birth;
  • Empower women and adolescent girl’s self-confidence, negotiation, and leadership skills.
  • By working to strengthen health systems to be more responsive to the specific needs of women and adolescent girls and their male partners, Born on Time is setting the example of how gender transformative and rights-based health programs can be designed, implemented, measured, and monitored to achieve sustainable impact.
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Strengthening data collection and utilization

  • Improve data collection and registration on birth, death, and stillbirth at national, subnational, and community level;
  • Increase knowledge and use of data and evidence for preterm prevention.

In 2018, Born on Time trained and supported more than 11,160 health care workers working in hospitals, clinics, and within communities; provided key medical equipment and supplies to more than 300 health facilities; and renovated more than 70 health facilities to better serve women and men, girls and boys across Bangladesh, Ethiopia, and Mali.

Born on Time also provided prenatal services to 197,791 pregnant women and adolescent girls, skilled delivery for 114,472 births, newborn care to 118,988 babies, and family planning to 720,097 adolescents and adults.

Implemented in Partnership with:

World Vision Plan International Save the Children Government of Canada Johnson & Johnson

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