Record Number of Births in January

HEI/SBH’s OB/GYNs, Family Doctors, nursing staff, and midwives helped bring over 175 babies into the world on average during each month of 2016. For the first month of 2017, that average was shattered, with a record high number of mothers and newborns receiving skilled birthing care at SBH. Traveling up to several hours to get to the hospital, and even from Port au Prince, expectant mothers are coming to SBH because they know they can receive high-quality care regardless of their ability to pay. Complex cases, like women with pre-eclampsia and other life threatening conditions, are often referred to SBH from other hospitals who know that they can receive the care they need in Fond des Blancs.