Global Birthing Home Foundation
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Mission Statement
To significantly reduce maternal and neonatal mortality rates in impoverished communities, through the services of a modern, welcoming and culturally appropriate health facility.
About This Cause
Global Birthing Home Foundation (GBHF) is a US based non-profit organization dedicated to improving health outcomes for women and newborns in impoverished communities. Since October 2004, GBHF has operated Maison de Naissance (MN, “Home of Birth” in French), a small but critical maternity clinic providing accessible, affordable, high quality, culturally appropriate, and compassionate women’s health services in a largely under-served rural area of southwestern Haiti. While MN’s primary zone of service covers 28 sq km (an estimated population of 12,500), its reputation for quality care, and the unmet need for services extend far beyond. It is the only institution within the entire commune of Torbeck (an estimated population of 76,000) providing a full spectrum of maternal health care services, including prenatal, delivery, postpartum, STD (including HIV/AIDS and HPV) testing and treatment, family planning, women’s reproductive health and well baby care. The clinic is staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by 18 skilled Haitian medical workers, one Haitian Administrator, a support staff of 12 Haitians, 6 Haitian Community Health Promoters and a Haitian director (100% Haitian staff). Collectively these employees handle all normal maternal health care services, and refer and transport women needing emergency obstetrical care to a tertiary facility. While nationwide Haiti’s maternal mortality rate is 350 per 100,000 births (21 per 100,000 births in USA), there have been zero maternal deaths at MN since its inception, with over 8,800 live, healthy births. Following many natural and man-made disasters, such as now, during the extreme political and civil unrest, rampant inflation and very limited commerce due to gang control of the capital city and a non-functioning government, MN provides food supplements to families most in need, and distributes free purified water to all comers.