The SMC Safety Kit is a single-use pack of sterile essentials for a clean childbirth at home. Social Marketing Company created it to support clean deliveries at the household level and help reduce infections and deaths of mothers and newborns in Bangladesh. Everything a trained birth attendant needs for a clean delivery comes together in one sealed pack.
What's in the Kit
Medicated soap: for washing the birth attendant's hands and the mother's genital area
Hand gloves
Plastic sheet: a clean surface for the mother to lie on
Surgical blade: for cutting the umbilical cord
Umbilical cord clamp
Thread: for tying the cord
Cotton roll
Key Features
Sterile, single-use items in one sealed pack
Covers the basic steps of a clean delivery: clean hands, clean surface, clean cord cutting and tying
Helps prevent infection in mother and newborn
From Social Marketing Company (SMC), Bangladesh
Important: this kit does not replace skilled care. Whenever possible, give birth at a health facility or with a trained birth attendant. Use each kit for one birth only, and never reuse the blade. Check that the pack is sealed and undamaged before use. Get medical help immediately for heavy bleeding, fits, a baby who isn't breathing or feeding well, high fever, or labour lasting more than 12 hours. Keep the blade out of reach of children.