Since 2012 to date, Baylor Foundation Uganda has been supporting reproductive, maternal, and newborn health (RMNH) activities. These efforts have contributed to the reduction of maternal and neonatal conditions and deaths in its 17 supported districts.

With its maiden funds from CDC, USAID, and the ELMA Foundation, the Baylor Foundation Uganda implemented the Saving Mothers Giving Life (SMGL) project in Kabarole, Kamwenge, and Kyenjojo districts between 2012 and 2018. The SMGL project aimed to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates by 50% and 30%, respectively.

The project utilized a district-wide health system strengthening approach to implement interventions focusing on the period during labor, delivery, and the first 48 hours after birth. The first 48 hours of birth account for two in three maternal deaths and 45% of all newborn deaths in Uganda.