Maternity Ward Observations: Midwifery Care in a Haitian Hospital
Midwives and nurses bring compassion to L’Hôpital Sainte-Thérèse.
Jennifer James
Founder of Mom Bloggers for Social Good
Jennifer James is the founder of Mom Bloggers for Social Good, a global coalition of 2,000 mothers who care about pressing global issues.She currently writes for the Gates Foundation, Huffington Post, and Babble.She has been named a Fast Company Most Generous Social Media Maven and is a recent recipient of an International Reporting Project fellowship to Zambia and Tanzania. She has reported about global health from Brazil, Ethiopia, India, Tanzania, South Africa, and Zambia.You can follow Jennifer on Twitter @jenniferjames and Facebook.com/jenniferjames.
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