Maternal Health Crisis in Haiti–Lack of Options--July 22, 2018
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“When there are so many problems to address and the needs are great, what better place to start than with mothers and their babies?” Tara Livesay, CPM Director Heartline Maternity Center Port-au-Prince, Haiti —– I have a Haitian friend in Port-au-Prince named Djongo. Several weeks ago his hospitalized full-term pregnant wife was told that she needed a C- section. However, the doctor who was to perform the C-section could not get to the hospital due to the riots that were happening in Port’s streets because of the sudden gas price increase. There was hardly any staff in the hospital at all.
Maternal Health Crisis in Haiti–Lack of Options--July 22, 2018
Maternal Health Crisis in Haiti–Lack of…
Maternal Health Crisis in Haiti–Lack of Options--July 22, 2018
“When there are so many problems to address and the needs are great, what better place to start than with mothers and their babies?” Tara Livesay, CPM Director Heartline Maternity Center Port-au-Prince, Haiti —– I have a Haitian friend in Port-au-Prince named Djongo. Several weeks ago his hospitalized full-term pregnant wife was told that she needed a C- section. However, the doctor who was to perform the C-section could not get to the hospital due to the riots that were happening in Port’s streets because of the sudden gas price increase. There was hardly any staff in the hospital at all.