Kenya in statistics according to The World Bank:

Maternal Mortality: 362 per 100,000

Infant Mortality: 32 per 1000

Providing quality prenatal and postpartum care is an essential in the midwifery model of care. Volunteering in the Dukana Health Centre provides opportunity to get to know the community and offer midwifery services which are focused on each woman as an individual. Many women also come to the mission station to receive care for emergency conditions or to consult about complicated situations.