Who we are
MamaBaby Haiti was founded by a group of midwives after their journey to Haiti following the January 2010 earthquakes. They continue to grow into a larger group of loving and compassionate people, including naturopathic physicians and community members, with the goal of reducing the fetal, maternal and infant death rates in Haiti. They realize that change can happen over time: one person and one village at a time. They are committed to a continued effort to see this positive change in Haiti.
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Staff and maintain a free standing birth center and health clinic in Northern Haiti near Cap Haitien.
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Serve as a safe and clean place for women and their families to come for free quality health care from midwives and naturopathic doctors.
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Provide prenatal, birth, postpartum, pediatric, and general health care, as well as education and other life saving services.
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Provide care 24/7.
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Women come to the clinic weekly for prenatal care and children and families show up for needed healthcare several times a week.
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Staff also travels to surrounding villages to provide prenatal care and village healthcare for families.
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Teach mothers and families about prenatal health and nutrition, hygiene, childbirth education, breastfeeding education with the goal of exclusive breastfeeding for a minimum of one year, contraception methods, and sustainable living (including herbal health remedies and gardening). The staff have started a garden at the birth center that will be used as an example for gardening vegetables and medicinal herbs.
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Collaborate with Haitian midwives and midwifery students to reduce the maternal, fetal and neonatal mortality rate in Haiti. The staff feel that the greatest benefit comes by way of learning from each other and serving the women together in safe and gentle birth. MamaBaby Haiti has Haitian midwives on staff and are working on training TBAs (traditional birth attendants) and more midwives.
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Besides providing health care, the staff tirelessly works on village projects to improve sustainability and health for Haitian families, including working towards projects such as getting clean water to villages, and helping start village gardens and chicken coops.
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Helping to better the lives of our Haitian brothers and sisters: one person, one village at a time.
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Saving lives: one momma, one baby at a time.
Board of Directors
Kelli Beaty, CPM, LM :: Kelli is a midwife with a homebirth practice in Midland, Texas. She has been the President of MamaBaby Haiti since 2012.
Jennifer Gallardo, CPM, LDM is mother to nine children, midwife to over 1,000 mommas, owner & founder of Andaluz Waterbirth Center, and founding board member of MamaBaby Haiti.
Fernando Gallardo is father to nine children, owner and founder of Andaluz Waterbirth Center, and Technical Director and founding board member of MamaBaby Haiti.
Desiree Daniels LeFave, CPM, LDM is a Christian, wife, mother, midwife, co-owner and co-founder of Bella Vie Gentle Birth Center and Vice President and founding board member of MamaBaby Haiti.