Our Impact
Naye Xjaw Maya Midwifery International delivers measurable health outcomes while strengthening long-term, community-led systems of care.
This is not a pilot.
It is a proven model—built, tested, and sustained over time.
Health Outcomes (update stats to 10 year period)
16,000+ prenatal consultations
1,300+ births attended by Maya midwives
Near 100% postpartum follow-up
0 maternal deaths in facility-supported births
These outcomes reflect consistent, community-based care delivered across both facility and rural settings
System Outcomes
45+ midwives graduated from the birth center apprenticeship program
50+ community midwives trained and mentored monthly
7 rural communities served through mobile clinics
Midwives formally employed with legal wages and benefits
This is not workforce training alone.
It is workforce retention, recognition, and system integration.
Structural Outcomes
An Indigenous-led governance model established and operational
Financial systems with clear controls, reporting, and accountability
Institutional structures that prevent concentration or misuse of power
Advocacy advancing recognition of midwives within formal health systems
These are not supporting elements.
They are what make long-term outcomes possible.
Naye Xjaw’s impact is not only measured in services delivered—
but in systems that continue to function over time.
Midwives remain in practice
Care remains continuous
Communities remain served
Knowledge remains in use
This is what sustained impact looks like.
The Future of This Model
What has been built in the Mam region is not an isolated success.
It is a model designed to scale.
Our Vision
A world where Indigenous Maya midwives are recognized, respected, and supported as essential health leaders.
Where communities lead the design and delivery of their own healthcare systems.
Where midwives are equitably compensated, institutionally supported, and able to provide continuous, culturally grounded care.
Where health systems support—not replace—Indigenous knowledge.
Where the health of mothers and newborns is understood as inseparable from land, culture, and community.
Birth becomes safe, dignified, and life-affirming—
rooted in culture and supported by systems that work.
HELP BUILD WHAT WORKS
This model is already delivering results.
The next step is strengthening and expanding it.