Birthing Project (BPUSA) keeps more babies of color alive by recruiting, training and supporting community “Sister Friend” volunteers. BPUSA is involved in an international mission to save the lives of mothers and babies by supporting the use of safe birth kits. A Safe Birth Kit prevents infection during childbirth. The kit contains a larger-than-usual range of everyday items like soap to cleanse the birth mothers' perineum, a drape to provide a clean surface for delivery, gl