In honor of World Breastfeeding Week, we are sharing this powerful story from a volunteer: Gearing up and preparing for my trip, I wanted to teach as much as I could but knew I had to be very cautious with my approach because I wasn’t sure how well it would
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POSTNATAL CARE PROGRAM: IT’S WORKING!
We launched a new Postnatal Care Program! In collaboration with Haiti’s Ministry of Health and Population, Haiti’s Kids, our new Postnatal Care Program ensures that every mother who delivers at Hospital Ste. Therese and her baby are thoroughly evaluated before discharge, given excellent education and scheduled for follow-up visits in our
A HARD REALITY
On my third shift in the hospital, I worked with an American nurse-midwife named Cathy. I helped with a couple of deliveries as she labor-sat with a 9th timer who was almost complete. It was unusual that she wasn’t just spitting her baby out. Her contractions were short and far apart.
AT A REMOTE PRENATAL CLINIC, A BABY IS BORN
A seemingly typical day is under way for the Skilled Birth Attendants (SBAs) trained by Midwives for Haiti. Their vehicle is loaded and departs from the town of Hinche. It’s a specially equipped Land Cruiser able to ford streams, climb steep, rutted dirt roads, dodge goats, dogs, donkeys and motorcycles as it
10 THINGS I’VE LEARNED SINCE WORKING IN HAITI
By Nadene Brunk, Founder and Executive Director of Midwives For Haiti Life for women in developing countries is incredibly hard. From finding water, making a fire, finding food and washing laundry, women who have no “time-saving devices” work hard all day just to keep their families fed and clean. They and