Post on 06-Apr-2017
Midwives For Haiti
Among the poorest women 94% deliver at home
Only 25% of Haitian women deliver in a hospital
Why Women Die Pregnancy related high blood pressure seizures
Eclampsia
Bleeding after delivery – Postpartum hemorrhage
Infection leading to Sepsis
Obstructed labor – Cesarean Deliveries not available
Unsafe Abortion – Spontaneous and Elective
Maternal Mortality
Worldwide there are 264,000 maternal deaths each year.
One woman dies in childbirth every 2 minutesThat is the equivalent of 2 jumbo jets crashing
each day
Largely from PREVENTABLE causes
What Does It Take To Prevent A Death?
Skilled Nurse-Midwife at Home Delivery
What Does It Take to Save the Lives of Mothers and
Babies?1. Skilled birth attendants2. Transportation3. Well-staffed and equipped
medical centers
Skilled Birth Attendants Save Lives
For the 250,000 births/year in Haiti at least 5000 skilled birth attendants are needed
Approximately 100 Obstetricians in HaitiLess than 100 University trained nurse-midwivesPlus the 71 graduates of the Midwives For Haiti
program 270/5000 as of 2014
Skilled Birth Attendanta midwife, physician, obstetrician, nurse, or
other health care professional who provides basic and emergency health care services to women and their newborns during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period. Birth attendants are trained to be present at ("attend") childbirth, whether the delivery takes place in a health care institution or at home, to recognize and respond appropriately to medical complications, and to implement interventions to help prevent them in the first place including through prenatal care.[1]
Skilled Birth Attendant Vs Midwife- the Difference
Per ICM a Midwife:1) Is educated in a program recognized by the
country it is in and that fits the Framework of the ICM Global Standards for Midwifery Education.
2) Meets Essential Competencies for Basic Midwifery Practice
3) Practice scope covers pregnancy, labor, birth, postpartum, prevention and detection of complications
4) Counsels and teaches health to women and communities
Four Programs of Midwives For Haiti
1. Training Skilled Birth Attendants- 16-20/year2. Mobile prenatal clinics in 21 villages each month seeing an average of 600 women/month3. Support of salaries of midwives at Ste.
Therese Hospital4. Matron Outreach Program
Mobile Prenatal Clinic Midwives
Mobile Prenatal Clinic
201453 Graduates working in 11 birth centers and 3
hospitals in HaitiDoing about 60,000 prenatal visits/yearAttending 10,000 births/yearThe numbers for some ripple effects are not
available: Family planning, breastfeeding support, prevention and treatment of diarrhea in infants, empowerment through education.
121 applicants for 2014 class
Class 6
Class 7
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