There are so many things in Haiti that don't speak of goodness and joy.
Yet, in the middle of so many things that seem hard for us to understand there is one thing that still remains wonderful, bringing hope and life.
Part of the women's program is to care for the whole woman.
We have cooking, literacy and business on one street and one block away there is the birthing center that speaks to the other part of a women - the mother.
This part is truly at the heart of helping women and children in the third world.
Bringing healthy life to a helpless child.
Creating a healthy pregnancy and a safe clean place for a child to takes it's first breath.
It is amazing what extra protein and iron can do to bring up the birth weight in a baby.
The mothers are allowed to labor with love and support around them.
Getting full medical care and monitoring before, during and after they have their baby.
After all my trips to Haiti I was finally able to be there for the birth of a baby (or two).
It has been a running joke that no babies have been born while I am in Haiti so the midwives will have a break for a few days. But not this time - yay!
Hours are spent caring for these ladies and their babies to make sure everything is good.
They are given help with breast feeding as well.
You would think that for women living in such poverty bottle feeding wouldn't even be a thought but it is a major issue that needs to be addressed with every birth.
Dirty water, incorrect amounts of formula and unsanitary conditions for washing bottles are cause for great concern that can take the life of a baby with in days and yet it is a battle for many reasons.
In this high-tech, quick paced life we live in babies are still such a gift!
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