Midwives on a Mission: Earth Birth
I recently discovered a wonderful organization called Earth Birth. Earth Birth is an NGO which is ran by midwives to foster an international women’s health movement that encourages and promotes safe and peaceful birth. Directed by midwife, Rachel Zaslow, Earth Birth raises funds to build clinics and restore communities amongst women in various countries such as Brazil, Sudan and Uganda. With a sustainable mindset, the clinics that are built incorporate green building practices such as rainwater collection, composting for agriculture and solar power. It is the organization’s mission to lower maternal and infant mortality rates, lower mother to child HIV transmission, grant access to supplies, access to trauma counseling, empower women to have positive childbirth experiences and more.
Add Earthbirth on Facebook today to stay connected and find out ways that you can participate.
Tags: Birth, earth, midwives, organization, sustainable
March 28th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
Wow, that seems like a great program. I would love to get involved in something like this in the near future. My husband and I are wanting to start move to India to start clinics in the near future.
March 31st, 2009 at 12:01 am
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