BKFA Birthing Kits are a simple and effective tool for basic infection prevention and first-line childbirth care.  The components are selected in line with global best practice and consist only of the essential items required to support the documented 6 principles of cleanliness at birth for mothers in high-risk and emergency settings.

The Birthing Kit is reviewed annually as part of BKFA’s commitment to better understand the social and environmental impact of the Birthing Kit.

Each kit contains 6 disposable components:

• Soap to wash the birth attendant’s hands and the mother’s perineum
• Plastic Sheet to prevent the mother and newborn coming into contact with the ground or an unhygienic surface
• Gloves to cover the birth attendant’s hands and provide protection from infections such as HIV for carers and care recipients
• Gauze to wipe clear the newborn baby’s eyes, and to clean the mother’s perineum prior to giving birth
• Cord ties to cleanly tie the umbilical cord
• Sterile blade to cut the umbilical cord and reduce risk of newborn tetanus and sepsis