Midwives : a great gift

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Journal: Under the Sun: News from the Primate's World Relief and Development Fund

Notes: "Maternal, Newborn and Child Health" issue.; "For 17 years, PWRDF has worked with Kinal Antzetik in southern Mexico to train traditional midwives and to ensure Indigenous women have access to the medical system to deliver their babies, especially in high risk pregnancies. PWRDF's partnership with Kinal is coming to an end this year, but their good work continues". "A great gift that Kinal has provided to rural communities is the creation of Indigenous Women's Houses called CAMI. These houses provide a home and working office for traditional midwives and their apprentices. Thanks to the construction of CAMI in communities, local people have 24 hour access to midwives, health and gender education, and more. Women can receive birth certificates and other official documents at the CAMI as well".

Subjects: Primate's World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF) - Mexico; Kinal Antzenik (Organization); Maternal and infant welfare - Mexico; Maternal and infant welfare - Religious aspects - Anglican Church of Canada; Midwives - Mexico