Born as a natural progression from decades of work dedicated to addressing the too often preventable causes of death for so many moms globally—during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum.
Supporting all expecting moms no matter where she lives
WTEP envisions a world where all expecting moms receive the vital, science-based information and the compassionate, culturally and linguistically-appropriate, and community-specific support needed to have a healthy pregnancy and a safe delivery no matter where she lives or her circumstances.
We believe in educating and empowering moms in need around the world—in an effort to ensure healthier pregnancies, safer deliveries, healthier babies, and healthier futures.
Through the Initiative we can empower, protect, sustain, guide, encourage, nourish and nurture moms globally.
How we do it
The Initiative utilizes WTEP’s whole-mom, whole-familiy, whole-community approach through:
- Mom-to-mom mentoring
- Trained peer-to-peer counseling
- Group care
- Trained community doulas and other 
health professionals
- Psychosocial support
- Relatable and accessible information
- Messaging to: empower, protect, sustain, guide, encourage, nourish and nurture moms globally
We understand her varied needs
Pregnancy. Childbirth. Postpartum. Nutrition. Breastfeeding. Pregnancy and postpartum depression and other mood disorders. Gender-based violence prevention and protection. Sexually Transmitted Infections prevention and protection. Preconception health. Family planning. A healthy future – and with it, a healthy community and a healthy world.