Denis holds her granddaughter, Leisha, and tells me how she sold her very own clothing to put her other daughter, Loveny, through nursing school so that women would not die in childbirth. Denis laughs and smiles as we talk about how her daughter Loveny is attending...
We drove over the green hill in the late afternoon to the most beautiful vision. Valleys and mountains covered in vibrant tropical colors of green, and a new little MamaBaby Haiti birth center nestled amidst the hills. Two hundred people gathered singing to...
Soon the stairs turn into dusty narrow trails on the steep hillside, closely packed with homes made of rusted corrugated steel patched with broken boards and perched precariously on the mountain side with sacks of dirt as their foundation. A sheet hangs in the doorway...
This picture was taken while there were several births happening in one room, four prenatals happening in another, and baby care and postpartum group happening in the waiting room. As you can see from the photo, we are busting at the seams and ready for a bigger...
The rapping at the door kept happening through the night and the women just kept coming one after another. By the time the night was over 12 babies were born in 12 hours. This is not typical at MamaBaby Haiti. On an average night we have two,...
