We started off driving through some seemingly impassable roads to the distant mobile clinic of Fombrun. As we drove up a throng of pregnant women swarmed our vehicle to help unpack it and carry the many large, heavy items needed 1/4 mile down the
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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
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)
Birth Stories From Rural Haiti
April 2, 2016 Midwives Eclide and Nelta will tell you- babies come when they want to come! Day or night, moms in labor turn up at the rural Carrie Wortham Birth Center seeking the skilled care, loving assurance, and medications the health center offers. Some moms walk for miles in
Zika Virus in Haiti
It has been confirmed that the Zika virus, a mosquito-borne virus linked to microcephaly in babies born to mothers who have been infected with Zika, is present in Haiti. According to the CDC, “About one in five people infected with Zika virus will develop symptoms, which include fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis
A MIDWIFE IN HAITI: GENETTE THELESMOND
We recently sat down with Genette Thelusmond, Class 3 graduate and MFH teacher, in her home to hear about her life as a midwife in Haiti. The following are excerpts of our conversation. MFH: Tell me about yourself. Why did you want to be a midwife? GT: I’m the 2nd of 8 children
Spotlight: Andrise Bien Aime
We recently caught up with Andrise Bien Aime, Graduate of Class 6 in 2013, to see what she’s been up to. Turns out, a lot! — What have you been doing since graduation? After graduation, I went to work in the MSPP clinic in Ti Lori, where I did prenatal
Haiti’s Heroes
Working in Haiti, I’m often praised for doing good work, or told how thankful Haitian people must be for the program I work with. The longer I work here and get to know Haitian people, though, I find myself profoundly humbled by their everyday heroism. I am inspired by them,
Solutions that Work: Bringing Maternal Care to Rural Women in Haiti
Each day, 800 mothers in the world die from mostly preventable causes during pregnancy or childbirth and 99% of these deaths occur in developing countries. In other words, it is mostly the poorest women in the world who die from causes that we know how to prevent. In Haiti, where the
Saving Lives: Providing Respectful Postnatal Care to Mothers and Newborns in Haiti
Women need skilled care before, during, and after delivery. In developing countries like Haiti, postnatal care programs are often the weakest of all reproductive and child health programs. Lack of postnatal care contributes up to half of all preventable maternal and newborn deaths. Hospital Ste. Therese is the public referral
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