Hello from our beautiful island home! This morning began as usual with our students singing in multipart harmony followed by a prayer. If you have been fortunate enough to be here in the morning, you know this is the Haitian tradition whenever people gather for a purpose. It is so
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Class 8 Graduation! (in photos)
After an intensive year long course based on World Health Organization standards, 29 Haitian nurses earned a Certificate in Essential Obstetric Skills on September 18, 2016. These skilled birth attendants were celebrated in Hinche, Haiti, and were joined by our teachers and staff, many alumni of Midwives For Haiti, proud
Midwives in the Making
Three months into their year long training, we caught up with Imene, Judith, and Vadley, all students in our current 8th Class of skilled birth attendants. This trio studied together at the same four year nursing program in Port-au-Prince. All three women were called to midwifery during their nursing training and
And they’re off!
Our 30 new students in Class 8 began their 12-month intensive course in advanced obstetrics at the end of August. We typically only have funding for 15-16 students a year, but these 30 nurses (selected from over 150 applicants) were so strong and ready that we accepted them all. Every
Spotlight: Esthere Louis, Preceptor
To accommodate our doubled class size this year, we hired another preceptor, Esthère Louis. The 30 students (who began classes this week!) will rotate between the classroom and their clinical lessons. We sat down with Esthère as she prepared to welcome Class 8. What does it mean to be a midwife in
SPOTLIGHT: ADELINE TIMAY, STUDENT
The lovely Adeline Timay, one of 30 students in our new Class 8, recently shared a bit more about herself and her path to our program. Highlighting these amazing women and men- the future change makers of maternal and infant health in Haiti!- is one of our greatest joys. Where are you
NOTES FROM A VOLUNTEER MIDWIFE
After a few weeks with us in Hinche, we talked with midwife Elke Saunders about her experience supporting maternal and infant health in Haiti. Here are a few excerpts from our chat… Over the years, I worked off and on in lactation and working as a doula, childbirth education, health
“WELCOME TO THE SISTERHOOD OF MIDWIVES!”
The following is the opening address from Midwives For Haiti’s longtime volunteer, Wendy Dotson, CNM, on the first day of classes for our 7th Class of Skilled Birth Attendants in March 2014. More stories can be found on Wendy’s blog: I am so happy to talk to you today on the first
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