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| The wall right outside the Mama Baby Haiti gate reads: Prenatal and Postnatal Care Center for Birth Family Planning Breastfeeding support |
Since mid-October, I’ve been assisting the midwives at Mama Baby Haiti in Morne Rouge with births, post-partum care, well baby visits and transports to Justinian Hospital. I’ve also been providing reproductive health education to women on Friday mornings including a brief discussion about NFP. I still volunteer at Hospital St. Francois de Sales 3 days a week; providing health education, working with the doctors and nurses to provide care for inpatients and for those who come to the a.m. clinic.
I usually give a talk to all the patients before their vitals are taken about sanitation, cholera prevention and lifestyle choices. Today I spoke about diabetes. Many Haïtians eat a very high fat, high salt diet and I see a lot of patients come in diabetic ketoacidosis and hypertensive crisis. Today, I transferred an elderly woman to Justinian hospital who's blood sugar was 486. I knew the doctor who was on the receiving end at Justinian and hope she'll find the care she needs.
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| Mom and Aunt of baby boy who was delivered this past Saturday. It's wonderful to support the moms and midwifes! |
This past Saturday, I was about to go for a walk with one of the midwives, when I was told a client at Mama Baby Haiti was about to push! I was happy to standby to assist and to watch the midwife and director of the center, Sarah Taylor, go into action. The baby had a shoulder dystocia, but Sarah was calm and provided the care needed to deliver a big baby boy!
