By Alejandra Rosado | CEO
“Tirse was the woman who brought my brother into the world, he was born thanks to her. Mrs. Tirse was there for my mom from the beginning, she was there for her recovery. My brothers and I were born at home, it was what we could afford and what my mom wanted, a birth with the essence of home”
Elsa, health promotor
Hi there! Last months we have been trying to strengthen the health center for indigenous women. We had the opportunity to share new workshops with women healers.
We were worried about the fact that OMS says there is no reason for any country to have more than 15% of childbirths by cesarean section, while in Mexico the figure is more than 50%. That's why many women are looking for giving birth assisted by midwives, added to the fact that doctors commonly exercise obstetric violence on indigenous women. However is no longer so common to find trained midwives, that's why is important to promote midwifery, for future mothers and women who want to learn.
Fortunately, and thank to your support for this cause, we have the presence of Henedmusalem a traditional midwife, who share a workshop with women of our community about the situation so we can be aware of the situation and include this program in our health program.
By the other hand, María, a healer from central Oaxaca share a workshop with us to recognize the importance of plants in our lives from a spiritual perspective. We believe that to keep ancestral knowledge alive we also need to strengthen our minds. We also had the presence of Lourdes for sharing a beautiful workshop about menopause.
The next step for the health center is to ask for the guidance of more and more healed women for sharing medical alternatives that solve our community health concerns. The health center is open to everyone, the medicinal plant garden is growing, and the neighbors are asking for plants to attend to their families. We know that this community project will gradually continue to change lives.
Thank you for being part of and trusting us.
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