Jennifer Burns (CNM, MSN) shares her personal experiences in Haiti and what made her choose to become a member of the board of directors here at Midwives For Haiti. Read her feature in Coast magazine titled “Jennifer Burns labor of love for Haiti” written by Samantha Dunn with photography by
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“After all this, integration has begun.” An Update from Haiti Written by Perrine Stock.
Perrine Stock, clinical director at Midwives For Haiti, shares an update from Haiti.
Volunteer story submission: Respect, dignity, support and empathy.
“Early December 2017 was a relatively quiet week as a volunteer in Hinche. I had read other volunteer’s stories, and knew that there could be a crisis at any time for a mother and baby. I was as prepared as I could be for any situation.” The students were approaching
4 Times The Love: Successful Quadruplet Birth in Haiti
Photo Credit: Jessica Jordan This is the summary of an interview with Dorisca Camicile, her husband, and SBA Edlyne Lapaix (SBA) with Jessica Jordan, executive director of Midwives for Haiti and Mariot Cleophat, program director of Midwives for Haiti. The quadruplets were one and ½ months at the time of
Stories From The Heart- Challenges and Success
Photo Credit: Cheryl Hanna Truscott “I have been in Haiti for nearly 2 years with MFH and recently I have been reflecting on what I am doing here and the impact that we have in this hectic, unpredictable place. Many of you know some of the stress and heartache this
Cloth Diapers for Hinche
Along with doing amazing midwifery and volunteer work the women that we come in contact with every day never cease to amaze us. In the center of our beautiful country of Haiti is Hinche with a population of about 50,000 where an amazing project began and continues to grow. Diane
Hope Foundation announces their call for volunteers!
As summer slides into fall in the Northern Hemisphere, there are a number of great job and volunteer opportunities from our Compassionate Birth Network. Shanti Uganda is looking for an Operations Director based in Vancouver. For details contact Executive Director, Maria Wong: maria@shantiuganda.org. Having recently visited Shanti with our Board
Hello Baby! The Littlest “Midwife” Joins Our Class
(title photo: Education Director Diane Rousseau and Lead Teacher Limone Clerveau demonstrate proper technique for a newborn exam) The students at the Nadene Brunk Eads School have been very busy in their classroom studies and clinical education since class began several months ago. The program is vigorous and challenging, but
IT ALL BEGINS WITH THE STUDENTS
I lived for five months in Hinche, Haiti, working with Midwives For Haiti. I was co-teaching with a Haitian nurse midwife in their small school that trains Skilled Birth Attendants in a 12 month course of midwifery study. I am not an instructor; I am a clinical nurse midwife with