Registered Charity no. 1037513

 

Patron - The Most Reverend Archbishop Desmond Tutu, OMS, DD, FKC.

 

 

 

last updated 26th April 2009

 

PARTICIPATE IN:

 

A World Charter for Mothers.

 

Declaration of Muscat 2008

 

Dual Conference 2010.

 

created by yoeju min

 

c/o The Mother and Child Foundation

36 Regents Park Rd.

London NW1 7SX

UK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Think about the Mother, the birth of Her Child and all the love and hopes. The health of the Baby is directly affected by the health and nutrition of the Mother. But there are virtually no programs addressing the Mother's health. The Mother needs Good Nutrition for her mental and physical state and to have a Healthy Baby. Recent studies show that the food eaten in pregnancy can affect the child’s verbal IQ and behaviour at 8 years of age.The Mother and Child Foundation is a charity working to protect the health of the mother, prevent brain damage during foetal and infant development and protect the health of both mother and child.

 

 

 

 

 

Women refugees in disasters - health and abuse. read more...

 

 

 Iodine deficiency still affects 1.6 Billion people causing mental retardation in children. Funds are needed for work in the Sudan and Nepal to prevent the mental retardation in the children which our studies suggest it is not only iodine that is deficient.

 

HIV-1 in pregnancy - majority of the mothers first know they have HIV-1 when screened at booking. read more.....

 

 

Mass poisoning by arsenic;a time bomb in Bangladesh - the worst man-made disaster ever. 70 million affected by arsenic in new well water - causes cancer and deformities. read more.....

The research we sponsored showed the arsenic was transferred from the mother to the fetus, threatening the later life of the child.

 

Permanent brain injury in preterm infants; very low birthweight linked to impaired brain development and behavioural defects. read more.....

 

Low birthweight health marker -  in the UK, now highest in western Europe. It is the strongest predictor of chronic disease and mental illhealth.. read more....

THE COST OF MENTAL ILL HEALTH IN 2007 WAS A   STAGGERING £77 BILLION:

Greater than heart disease and cancer combined. Our sponsored research is identifying causes, remedies and prevention