A New Generation of Haitian Midwives Healthy Haiti
Cap-Hatien, Haiti
MamaBaby Haiti is a non-profit birth center and health clinic in northern Haiti that provides a safe place for Haitian women to receive compassionate and respectful free birth, postpartum, and gynecological care by Haitian midwives. Founded in 2010 by Wellness Advocates Jennifer Gallardo and Patricia Couch, MamaBaby now has a clinic, mobile clinics, maternal nutritional programs and neonatal aftercare. In 2016 they founded the MamaBaby Midwifery School, educating a new generation of Haitian midwives.
Jennifer and Patricia teamed up with Diamond Sponsor Korina Buehrer to apply for matching support from the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation® to help fund the MamaBaby Haiti Midwifery School.
June 2018 Midwife graduates - two of whom joined the MamaBaby Haiti staff.
Current class of 2020 Midwives. All school uniforms and school supplies were provided by the doTERRA Healing Hands Foundation matching support.
The MamaBaby Clinic is known as "The place that holds women's hands."
MamaBaby Haiti offers pre and post natal care as well as nutrition support during pregnancy, ensuring mothers and babies can thrive.
MamaBaby Haiti Midwife school is helping build sustainable programs for maternal and neonatal health in Haiti.
“Every morning you can hear the waiting room of MamaBaby break out into singing and prayer, as over 30 women start their day waiting to be be seen by the midwives. Every night you hear the rap rap rap on the gate as women come in labor to the sanctuary and safety of MamaBaby to be tended to with loving care by the midwives.”
MamaBaby Haiti is 100% Haitian staffed and referred to by the people that seek care there as "Our House".
