Haiti Earthquake Disrupts Access to Maternal Health Care

When a 7.2-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti in August, a 17-year-old girl went into early labor caused by the stress of the event. She gave birth in the car before reaching the hospital. And her baby, who was 11 weeks premature, didn’t cry — an indicator that all was not well. Fortunately, nurse-midwife Rosena Baptiste was nearby at Maison … Continue reading Haiti Earthquake Disrupts Access to Maternal Health Care