i went with shalena to the hospital when she was here last week.
i have visited cabral y baez tons of times, but the places where visitors can go is WAY different than where they can't.
there were teenage girls by themselves in labor. the doctors and nurses were detached (which HB later pointed out to me might be a defense mechanism, so that's fair on some level, i suppose) and the conditions were horrible.
one of the things that shalena is trying to do is collect sheets and towels and even infant clothes to take to the women who don't have any (nothing is provided).
*i don't know what the policy is for this so, delete me if i can't do this* if you have old sheets or towels or clothes around or are willing to buy some infant diapers or maternity pads, let me know as i will be taking their donations to cabral y baez until the midwives actually get set up here.
i have visited cabral y baez tons of times, but the places where visitors can go is WAY different than where they can't.
there were teenage girls by themselves in labor. the doctors and nurses were detached (which HB later pointed out to me might be a defense mechanism, so that's fair on some level, i suppose) and the conditions were horrible.
one of the things that shalena is trying to do is collect sheets and towels and even infant clothes to take to the women who don't have any (nothing is provided).
*i don't know what the policy is for this so, delete me if i can't do this* if you have old sheets or towels or clothes around or are willing to buy some infant diapers or maternity pads, let me know as i will be taking their donations to cabral y baez until the midwives actually get set up here.