Friday

These are the midwifery students we are working with. The beautiful thing about Midwives for Haiti is that it trains Haitian nurses in midwifery skills. Myself and the other volunteers work in the clinic and hospital with small student groups. They are wonderful and teaching me so much about the Haitian birthing culture.

Me and Adeline. She has caught hundreds of babies as a matron (informal midwife). When I asked her why she was in the program she told me she has seen women die of eclampsia and wants to know how to help them better. She has a beautiful midwife heart.

Our taxi is here! This is how we get around Hinche. Yes we should have helmets on but there are none. They drive pretty careful when they have blan's on board.

Janelle, another volunteer, carries a large bag of Kotex on her head to the hospital.

Sweet baby boy delivered this morning. The clothes and diaper he is wearing came with me from the US. It's beautiful to see all the things people donated so useful and appreciated!