Someone sent me a link to Midwives for Dominican Republic on Facebook and I have been looking through their pictures of when they were at the public hospital in Santiago Cabral y Baez, this is the hospital that I would love to volunteer my time and education when I am back in DR.
In the meantime, I have noticed that in the pictures that many of the women laboring in the beds did not have sheets. They are laboring and delivering on plain mattresses. This will be my first project. Sheets for the beds in the maternity ward. I will give myself a goal of raising a certain amount of sheet sets to be sent via Montero shipping to the hospital with a delivery sometime next summer (this will give me time to raise an ample donation of sheet sets) and this will also include bed pads to place under the women while they are laboring after their water has ruptured. This is what I would like to know from you guys, oh wonderful DR1 members.....
1.) Does anyone know anyone in said hospital that can get me in contact with someone in charge of the Maternal Services and/or Neonatal services? Someone de confianza please.
2.) Are the beds in those hospitals average twin size?? That's what it seems but I am not sure.
3.) I will be calling Montero shipping to get round about price quote to ship about 50 sheet sets (this is my goal), if you guys know of any other shipping companies that may have better prices I would appreciate it as I will swallow the shipping cost myself. Any $$$ I can raise, I will use when I go to Santiago to buy pillows.
4.) Amy other suggestions???
I do not see a hindrance in raising the sets, the nurses and physicians in my hospital are usually very generous. My fear is sending them to the hospital and then the next time I visit the hospital, no one can "find them". This is why someone of confianza in the hospital will be essential
Thanks guys
SHALENA
In the meantime, I have noticed that in the pictures that many of the women laboring in the beds did not have sheets. They are laboring and delivering on plain mattresses. This will be my first project. Sheets for the beds in the maternity ward. I will give myself a goal of raising a certain amount of sheet sets to be sent via Montero shipping to the hospital with a delivery sometime next summer (this will give me time to raise an ample donation of sheet sets) and this will also include bed pads to place under the women while they are laboring after their water has ruptured. This is what I would like to know from you guys, oh wonderful DR1 members.....
1.) Does anyone know anyone in said hospital that can get me in contact with someone in charge of the Maternal Services and/or Neonatal services? Someone de confianza please.
2.) Are the beds in those hospitals average twin size?? That's what it seems but I am not sure.
3.) I will be calling Montero shipping to get round about price quote to ship about 50 sheet sets (this is my goal), if you guys know of any other shipping companies that may have better prices I would appreciate it as I will swallow the shipping cost myself. Any $$$ I can raise, I will use when I go to Santiago to buy pillows.
4.) Amy other suggestions???
I do not see a hindrance in raising the sets, the nurses and physicians in my hospital are usually very generous. My fear is sending them to the hospital and then the next time I visit the hospital, no one can "find them". This is why someone of confianza in the hospital will be essential
Thanks guys
SHALENA