I go back to my room three, maybe four times to make sure I am not forgetting anything. Knowing it is impossible to bring the right thing or enough of anything or to predict what I might need. I go back several times until at last, I nod to Davide,
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VOLUNTEER TIPS + THOUGHTS
If you are thinking about volunteering for a trip in Haiti with us, or are already booked and getting ready for your first trip, we thought you might want to hear some advice from others who know the ropes. We posed two questions to a group of Midwives For Haiti volunteers (who have
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
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
“Holy Moments”
I always get asked, “Why do you go to Haiti?” Sometimes it’s an easy answer and other times I’m asking myself the same question. In the weeks leading up to a trip when I’m juggling work, trip coordination (med ordering, booking flights, making sure everybody knows what they need, fundraising), and
Mobile Clinic Through the Eyes of Pulitzer Winning Journalist (Photos)
We were recently visited by B.D. Colen– photographer and Pulitzer Prize winnng journalist. B.D. came to Haiti to learn about our programs and joined us on several mobile clinics. His images speak for themselves but he was gracious enough to put pen to paper and describe his experience with the midwives
You Might be Working for Midwives For Haiti If….
You Might Be in Haiti If: You make a mental note to not go anywhere, ever, without Kleenex or toilet paper in your pocket The colors are so clear and intense that the entire day feels like being stuck in an issue of National Geographic. You wear a size
“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
Traveling to Haiti During the Mosquito Season and Chik-V
The following is a personal account of recent volunteer, Jackie Brooks, on her July trip to Haiti amidst the presence of Chikungunya Fever: When I got the email from Midwives For Haiti about the risk of Chik-V, I read all the information from CDC and WHO. My family was concerned
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