The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has been providing “Maama Kits” to Uganda women with good results.  The full article from the UNDP website give more information but here is a quote:

Now, thanks to a health kit disseminated by UNDP and known as the “Maama” Kit, the number of medically-supervised deliveries in Ruhiira has increased to 75%, up from 8% in December 2007.  That’s 263 births per months, up from 51.

The “Maama” Kits are designed to help women deliver in clean conditions. They include baby sheets; soap; pads; gloves; a surgical blade;  a sterilized chord for tying the umbilical cord and rehydration packages.

The pack reduces the risk of vaginal and eye infections, tetanus and diarrhea, all of which may occur in bad hygiene conditions.