Ama-Maternity Waiting Homes (MWHs) izindawo zokuhlala eziseduze nezikhungo zezempilo eziklanyelwe ukuhlalisa abesifazane abakhulelwe abavela ezindaweni ezikude noma ezinganakekelwa kahle njengoba besondela ekubelethweni. Lolu hlelo olusha luhlose ukwenza ngcono impilo kamama ngokuqinisekisa ukufinyelela ngesikhathi kwababelethisayo abanamakhono kanye nokunakekelwa okuphuthumayo kokubelethisa, ngaleyo ndlela kwehliswe amazinga okufa komama nezinsana. Ama-MWHs avala igebe phakathi kwemiphakathi yasemaphandleni nezikhungo zokunakekelwa kwempilo, ehlinzeka ngendawo ephephile nesekelayo komama abakhulelwe.
Ama-MWHs ngokuvamile atholakala eduze kwezibhedlela zesifunda noma izikhungo zezempilo ezihlomele ukubelethisa kanye nezimo eziphuthumayo zokubelethisa. Abesifazane abakhulelwe abavela ezindaweni ezikude bayakhuthazwa ukuthi bahlale kula makhaya njengoba besondela usuku lwabo lokuzalwa, ngokuvamile emasontweni ambalwa okugcina okukhulelwa. Lezi zikhungo zinikeza izinsiza eziyisisekelo, ukwesekwa kokudla okunomsoco, kanye nemfundo yezempilo, okwenza indawo enethezekile nesekela omama abakhulelwe.
Izindlu Zokulinda Zokubeletha zimelela indlela entsha ethembisayo yokuthuthukisa ukufinyelela kwezempilo komama e-Afrika. Ngokuhlinzeka ngendawo yokuhlala eduze nezikhungo zokunakekelwa kwezempilo kwabesifazane abavela ezindaweni ezikude, ama-MWH anganciphisa kakhulu amazinga okufa komama nezinsana. Ukuqaliswa ngempumelelo kudinga ukuhlela ngokucophelela, ukuzibandakanya komphakathi, uxhaso olusimeme, nobudlelwano obuqinile phakathi kwababambe iqhaza ababalulekile. Njengoba lezi zakhi sezikhona, ama-MWHs angaba yinsika yamasu ezempilo komama e-Afrika, aqinisekise ukubeletha okuphephile kanye nemiphumela enempilo komama nezingane zabo.