Dear Friends of Midwives For Haiti- Each year, people from around the world come to work with Midwives For Haiti because they share the idea that “all women deserve the care of a midwife to help them have safe pregnancies.” This annual report is a snapshot of what this teamwork
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Our Best Of 2016: 7 Unforgettable Stories
A mother prays over her daughter, who suffered eclamptic seizures- an entirely preventable condition and the leading cause of maternal death in Haiti- and narrowly avoided death at 33 weeks pregnant because of the quick action of Midwives For Haiti graduates at Hospital
Letter From Dr. Steve Eads- Final Thoughts In 2016
Dear Friends of Midwives For Haiti- My first trip to Haiti was in September 2006. I went out of curiosity. I am an obstetrician and I worked with Nadene Brunk, a midwife in our medical practice. Nadene had been going to Haiti for 3 years to provide medical care to
Why It Matters (Photo Essay)
If you haven’t been to work with us in Haiti, it is often difficult to comprehend the reality of childbirth in such a poor, under-resourced country. Birth is not always a happy, joyous occasion. Many times, it is a fight for survival. Ensuring all Haitian women have access to skilled
On Gratitude, Promises, and Hope: A Letter From Nadene.
Dear Friends- As we approach our fundraising deadline this coming Tuesday, November 29, we are still far from our goal. On this special holiday, we need your support more than ever to help Midwives For Haiti keep our promises to all the midwives, mothers, and babies in Haiti who rely
Class 8 Graduation! (in photos)
After an intensive year long course based on World Health Organization standards, 29 Haitian nurses earned a Certificate in Essential Obstetric Skills on September 18, 2016. These skilled birth attendants were celebrated in Hinche, Haiti, and were joined by our teachers and staff, many alumni of Midwives For Haiti, proud
Zika Prevention in Haiti
With the support of an emergency grant by Every Mother Counts, Midwives For Haiti has been very busy doing outreach education and prevention of the Zika virus. Although this mosquito borne virus is indeed in Haiti and we have seen staff and patients with symptoms of Zika, we have no knowledge (yet)
Moto Ride To The Hospital
I go back to my room three, maybe four times to make sure I am not forgetting anything. Knowing it is impossible to bring the right thing or enough of anything or to predict what I might need. I go back several times until at last, I nod to Davide,
INTO THESE HANDS
After ten months of intense classroom time, we are thrilled to report that our 8th class of Skilled Birth Attendants recently completed their didactic studies! All have successfully passed their final exams and have now been sent to various hospitals, birth centers, and clinics throughout Haiti to practice their knowledge and new skills in the clinical portion
“WHO’S THAT WHITE WOMAN?”
I only was walking through. I was not staying. I was bringing something to the midwives. Not staying. But I can see as I walk by that a mother is in a coma and the sister is holding her baby. The father is crying and holding his wife. I cannot