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All About Birth Centers

What is a freestanding birth center? A birth center is a freestanding building, not connected to a hospital, where women go to receive…

Dec 29, 2017

All About Birth Centers

Dec 29, 2017

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Bangladesh, Day 13: A home visit

On Wednesday afternoon, an older Rohingyan woman walked into the clinic where I was working with the midwives. She was carrying her…

Dec 7, 2017

Bangladesh, Day 13: A home visit

Dec 7, 2017

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Bangladesh, Day 12: Electricity

Today was a great victory! With the money that a lot of you donated, we were able to bring solar power to 2 clinics today!

Dec 5, 2017

Bangladesh, Day 12: Electricity

Dec 5, 2017

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Bangladesh, Days 4–7: Mentoring midwives

Mentoring the Bengali midwives has been without a doubt the sweetest part of this journey. The midwives are all quite young, and they come…

Dec 1, 2017

Bangladesh, Days 4–7: Mentoring midwives

Dec 1, 2017

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Bangladesh, Day 3: 15 minutes of fame

We took today off and had a tourist day.

Nov 27, 2017

Bangladesh, Day 3: 15 minutes of fame

Nov 27, 2017

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Bangladesh, Day 2: Emergency clinic

Each day, the van picks us up at 7:45 am and we drive 1.5 hours to the camps. The drive takes us through the countryside, nearly to the…

Nov 26, 2017

Bangladesh, Day 2: Emergency clinic

Nov 26, 2017

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Bangladesh, Day 1: The bare essentials

I finally made it to Cox’s Bazar today at 11am. It’s really hot here! And humid and dusty. There are tom-toms everywhere. And cows crossing…

Nov 24, 2017

Bangladesh, Day 1: The bare essentials

Nov 24, 2017

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Bangladesh, Day 0: Something about 7 days

Last Tuesday evening I made the decision to go to Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh to volunteer as a midwife in the Rohingya refugee…

Nov 23, 2017

Bangladesh, Day 0: Something about 7 days

Nov 23, 2017

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Genesis

When I was 11, I met my midwife. She had thick, grey hair that fell in waves all the way down her back. She was gentle and motherly. Her…

Jun 17, 2016

Genesis

Jun 17, 2016

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ACOG Paints Its Vision For The Future Of Maternity Care, And In It Are… Out-Of-Hospital Midwives

In January of this year, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine (SMFM)…

Jun 17, 2016

ACOG Paints Its Vision For The Future Of Maternity Care, And In It Are… Out-Of-Hospital Midwives

Jun 17, 2016

Firen Jones

Firen Jones

Texan midwife who has found her real home in San Francisco. Making maternity care more human and compassionate is what makes me tick.

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