Equip University Hospital in Mirebalais, Haiti

We’re pleased to share with you the following story from Haiti—about a new mother named Madeleine, who birthed quadruplets with the help of PIH and University Hospital:

Madeleine a 33-year old woman, lives in Port-au-Prince and was prepared to have triplets based on her ultrasound. On Sunday, she fell on the floor while getting into bed and began to have pains with some fluid discharge.  After contacting her physician to let them know about her pains she was informed that, they could not get to the clinic due to the demonstrations and blockades on the roads.  A family member began to ask around if the Mirebalais hospital was open when she found out that we continued to function, the mother, husband and family member took a chance and hired a driver to bring them to HUM.  At the first roadblock they encountered, the driver explained to the demonstrators at the barricade the urgent situation. The demonstrators opened an area for them to pass and accompanied them to HUM, taking the inside roads to ensure that they reached the hospital as fast as possible.  Two hours after leaving the clinic, they arrived at the Mirebalais Hospital. PIH staff immediately tended to both mother and babies.  

Madeleine delivered two babies (girls) at 2.5 pounds and 3.4 pounds, and two males at 3.6 and 4 pounds respectively. The staff also reassured the dad after he saw there were four (4) babies instead of the expected triplets. Both parents are very happy and proud, and the father is helping taking care of the quadruplets with Kangaroo care, the technique that helps premature babies recover faster by placing them in direct skin contact.

Thanks so much for choosing to support Partners In Health and our work to build a world class health system in Haiti. Your support has been critical to our success in building and expanding the University Hospital In Mirebalais, Haiti.