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
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Mr. Midwife
When I was in Haiti recently, I had the pleasure of seeing one of our newest maternity staff at Hospital Ste. Therese, Guilet Enelus, in action. Guilet is a graduate of our 7th class and this is first permanent, full-time position after graduating in 2014. When I asked Guilet how his work was going,
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
NO CEILINGS FOR MIDWIVES FOR HAITI
On March 9, 2015, our fabulous midwife and instructor, Genette Thelusmond, was invited to New York City by the Clinton Foundation to present a speech on maternal health at the launch of No Ceilings: Not There Yet- A Data Driven Analysis of Gender Equality. Our Directors, Nadene Brunk and Dr. Steve
Under The Mango Tree: Reflections on Haiti
People often ask me “Is Haiti getting better?” My answer is alway a resounding “Yes!” Granted, Haiti still has severe struggles with bad driving, poverty, pollution, a countryside stripped of its tropical forest, people at all education levels working hard at escaping to another country, a social mindset of violent