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…

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…

Bangladesh, Day 13: A home visit

On Wednesday afternoon, an older Rohingyan woman walked into the clinic where I was working with the…

Bangladesh, Days 4–7: Mentoring midwives

Mentoring the Bengali midwives has been without a doubt the sweetest part of this…

All About Birth Centers

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

Bangladesh, Day 3: 15 minutes of fame

We took today off and had a tourist day.

Bangladesh, Day 0: Something about 7 days

Last Tuesday evening I made the decision to go to Cox’s Bazar in southern Bangladesh to…

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 name was Kristin, and, for me, it was love at first sight.

It is hard to explain the feeling of meeting the person whose hands were the very first ones…

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…