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“The Real Haiti” – A Volunteer Spends 2 Weeks At Our Rural Birth Center

  “You are going to see the real Haiti”, they told me. So here I am in Cabestor. Beautiful, lush, green farmland. Trees. Friendly people. Super sweet kids. Farm animals everywhere. Motos. Kompa music and Creole voices calling out, laughing, singing. Roosters crowing. I think this will be an amazing

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27 Intimate Birth Photos From Haiti

We love seeing the collections of “best birth photos” that make the rounds on the Internet. Seeing confident moms giving birth with supportive care providers are important images for all to witness. It got us thinking, though, about the stark differences in experience that women worldwide have while giving birth.

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Why It Matters: Mobile Clinic

Dear Friends of Midwives For Haiti- The work that we do in Haiti does not occur under just one roof. Our Mobile Prenatal Clinic travels to remote locations where, without our mobile unit, the women seen would not have access to consistent prenatal care and medical support during their pregnancies. On a single day,

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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

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