Maya Midwifery International / Naye Xjaw

Name

Maya Midwifery International / Naye Xjaw

Legal name

Maya Midwifery International

Website

https://mayamidwifery.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maternal & Reproductive Healthcare

NAICS

Other Ambulatory Health Care Services (6219), Family Planning Centers (621410)

SIC

Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050)

akta.pro primary industry

Midwifery & Birth Centers (HLAFAJAC)

Keywords

• Maternal healthcare
• Midwifery services
• Indigenous healthcare
• Reproductive health
• Maternal education

Headquarters

HQ city

San Miguel Sigüilá

HQ country

Guatemala

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Donations and Charitable Contributions: Maya Midwifery International is a 501c3 charity that depends on private and corporate donations. All donations are tax deductible. Various donation tiers from $5 to $30,000 support different programs and operational costs.
2. Immersion Program Fees: Tax-deductible donation of $2,500 per participant for the 2-week Immersion Program in Indigenous Maya Midwifery, Traditional Medicine, and Maternal Health
3. Service Fees: Prenatal, birth, postpartum, family planning, and primary care services provided for token fees which are often waived entirely. Midwives bring in about a third of their operating costs from these fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Maya Midwifery International (Naye Xjaw) operates the ACAM Midwifery and Birth Center, mobile prenatal and primary care clinics, a two-year Midwifery Apprentice Program, a cervical cancer screening program using VIA and cryotherapy, and a structured Immersion Program. It is the only medical facility in Guatemala owned and operated by Indigenous midwives, serving Indigenous Maya women, families, and traditional midwives in the western highlands.

Product overview

Naye Xjaw Maya Midwifery International is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that operates a portfolio of maternal health programs serving Indigenous Maya communities in Guatemala. The core offerings include the ACAM Midwifery and Birth Center (the only indigenous-owned medical facility in Guatemala), Mobile Clinics delivering prenatal and primary care to six remote villages, and a two-year Midwifery Apprentice Program. Additional services include an Immersion Program for students (75+ hours, $2,500 donation), Cervical Cancer Screening using VIA/cryotherapy, and a Learning Center with computer access. These programs work together to address maternal health disparities while preserving Maya midwifery traditions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACAM (Association of Midwives of the Mam Area): The core midwifery and birth center operated by Indigenous Maya Midwives, providing prenatal, birth, postpartum, family planning, and primary care services.
• Immersion Program in Indigenous Maya Midwifery

Products and services

• ACAM Midwifery and Birth Center A two-story birth and reproductive health center in San Miguel Sigüilá, Guatemala, offering prenatal care, skilled birth attendance, postpartum care, family planning, cervical cancer screening, and primary care. Includes four birth rooms, two exam rooms, a small pharmacy, traditional sweat lodge, medicinal plant garden, and teaching facilities. Over 1,300 babies have been safely delivered at the center since 2003.
• Mobile Clinics Prenatal, family planning, and primary healthcare services delivered through monthly mobile clinic visits to approximately 8 isolated communities and mountain villages in the Mam-speaking region of western Guatemala.
• Midwifery Apprentice Program A two-year training program for young Maya women aspiring to become midwives, taught in the Mam language. The first year covers midwifery training and computer literacy; the second year provides clinical apprenticeship experience at the ACAM Center.
• Immersion Program in Indigenous Maya Midwifery A two-week student immersion program at the Naye Xjaw Birth Center covering ancestral midwifery curriculum, clinical immersion, cultural leadership sessions, and traditional Maya culture experiences. Open to student midwives, nurses, doctors, doulas, herbalists, and anthropology/public health students at a $2,500 tax-deductible donation.
• Cervical Cancer Screening Program A cervical cancer screening program using Visual Inspection with Acetic Acid (VIA), with cryotherapy available for on-site treatment of pre-cancerous lesions. Indigenous Maya midwives were trained and certified to perform these procedures.
• Learning Center A dedicated learning facility at the ACAM Center providing computers with internet, medical models for hands-on training, and computer literacy classes for midwives and apprentices.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,300+ babies safely delivered at ACAM Birth Center since 2003
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Virginia Gildersleeve International FundcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided two generous grants: one funded the Learning Center and computer classes, another funded the pilot mobile clinic program, development of basic lab services at the ACAM Center, and advanced midwifery skills and computer workshops for graduate apprentices.
• Shur, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered on ongoing project to improve safe medical transport to hospitals and capacity for local personnel to effect medical rescues. Donated sophisticated equipment including AED devices, birth kits, IV supplies, infant respirator, EKG machine, and ultrasound machine. Volunteers offered workshops on equipment use.
• Red CrossminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerACAM donated an ambulance to local Red Cross; in return, Red Cross agreed to be available for transport of any ACAM Center patients requiring transport to the local hospital in Xela.
• Guatuatemalan Women's SectorcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOffers workshops to midwives and apprentices on topics such as domestic violence and human rights under the Guatemalan Peace Accords. The organization also advises groups of Indigenous midwives in other parts of the country.
• American Rock ClimbersminorOthersOngoing donations of rock climbing equipment used by local firemen in rescue and transport work in difficult terrain and during local disasters. Local firemen received training but were not provided with equipment.
• Mercy Trucks, Inc.minorOthersDonated a large ambulance to ACAM which proved too large for the areas needed, so the midwives donated it to the local Red Cross instead.
• Together Women RiseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerFeatured as a partner organization supporting Maya Midwifery International's mission

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nuru International: A nonprofit working to end extreme poverty in remote, fragile areas through community-led development. Comparable model of empowering local communities to own and operate their own healthcare and development programs.
• Curamericas Global: A nonprofit focused on community-based maternal and child health in Latin America, including Guatemala. Shares Maya Midwifery's community-led model, focus on indigenous populations, and maternal health outcomes measurement.
• Last Mile Health: A nonprofit that recruits, trains, and equips community health workers to deliver primary care in remote, last-mile communities. Shares Maya Midwifery's mobile clinic model and focus on training local providers in underserved geographies.
• Midwives for Haiti: A nonprofit that trains skilled birth attendants and supports traditional midwives in Haiti. Highly comparable model of empowering local midwives through training, equipment, and birth center support in a low-resource setting.

Broad incumbents

• Save the Children: A large international NGO focused on child welfare and maternal health globally. Operates maternal health and midwifery programs in many low-resource countries including Guatemala, overlapping with Maya Midwifery's beneficiary population.
• AMREF Health Africa: Africa's largest health NGO, focused on community health workers and maternal health. Comparable in mission around training local health workers and delivering care in underserved areas, though at much greater scale.
• Partners in Health: A large global health nonprofit delivering healthcare in resource-poor settings. While much larger and broader in scope, PIH shares Maya Midwifery's commitment to serving marginalized populations and providing healthcare in remote geographies.

Others

• Grand Challenges Canada: A funder of innovative health solutions in low-resource settings. While not a direct operator, it represents a potential funding and peer network for organizations like Maya Midwifery developing innovative maternal health models.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/MayaMidwiferyInternational
• Instagraminstagram.com/mayamidwifery
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/maya-midwifery-naye-xjaw

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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