Three things are needed to have a healthy child', a colleague once told me. 'A healthy mum, a healthy mum and a healthy mum!' While it might sound a little trite, it is also unquestionably true. To thrive, a child needs a healthy mum while it is developing in the womb, a healthy mum who can survive childbirth, and a healthy mum to nourish and care for the child as it grows. The importance of healthy mums is well understood by the Cochrane Indonesia team who have been working to improve the wellbeing of Indonesian mums for decades.