Low-income women want affordable, dignified maternal care

LifeSpring is innovatively meeting the demand

OUR MISSION

To provide high quality and affordable core maternal health care to women from lower-income households across India
THE PROBLEM THE SOLUTION

More than 100,000 women die each year in India due to causes related to pregnancy and childbirth.

Almost two thirds of all births are unattended by a skilled health worker.
The majority of these deaths can be averted with proper maternal care and institutional delivery.

LifeSpring Hospitals is a growing chain of maternity hospitals that enable lower income women to access affordable, high quality maternal care.

HIGH QUALITY MATERNAL HEALTHCARE

ISO-certified, with strict clinical guidelines Quality-related metrics analyzed every day Less than 1% infant mortality/morbidity rate, compared to intl standards of 5% and under

Our Service Normal Delivery Caesarian Delivery Doctor Consultation

Our Price Rs 4,000 ($80) Rs 9,000 ($180) Rs 75 ($1.50)

LOW COST OPERATOR

Specialization in maternal healthcare and no frills approach Savings passed onto our customers

CUSTOMER FOCUS

OUR CUSTOMERS ARE NOT RECIPIENTS OF CHARITY

High volumes enable optimal resource utilization Standardized procedures and paraskilling

Women who come to our hospitals are customers demanding dignified maternal care, instead of passive recipients of charity.

AFFORDABILITY

Our customers earn $2-4 a day; generally have a 10th grade education level Most of their husbands work in the informal sector LS prices are 30-50% lower than market prices

OUR IMPACT
Number of Healthy Babies Born in LifeSpring Hospitals 8000 6000 4000 2000 0 2008 2010 2,000 1 2005 2008 2010 5,800 6 Number of Hospitals 9

LifeSpring is impacting the lives of thousands of Indian women.

LIFESPRING IS ALTERING THE MATERNAL HEALTHCARE LANDSCAPE IN INDIA Low-income women in India are usually forced to choose between under-resourced public hospitals and unaffordable private hospitals. LifeSpring gives these women an alternative. We are easing the burden of health care costs and increasing the occurrence of institutional delivery. We aim to serve as a model for providing high quality maternal services to the poor. We plan to scale up throughout India over the next 5 years.