The Safe Motherhood Project Guatemala

Educating and empowering Mayan midwives to help save the lives of mothers and babies

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    • History of the Project
    • Photographs
    • Video library
  • Who we are
  • Why we do this
  • What we teach
  • Want to help?
  • What’s New
  • About
    • History of the Project
    • Photographs
    • Video library
  • Who we are
  • Why we do this
  • What we teach
  • Want to help?
  • What’s New
29 Dec 2008

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2011 Update
October 27, 2011

Once again, our time with the Mayan traditional midwives was extremely rewarding! We spent our...
2017 Update- Chisec
February 28, 2017

This year we spent 2 weeks in a small town called Chisec, in the Department...
Second update from El Rodeo
January 11, 2014

We spent our 2nd week training another 27 eager students from communities surrounding El Rodeo....
Safe Motherhood Project 2009
January 3, 2009

This year the Safe Motherhood Project team will be returning to Nahuala.  We will run...
2010 Update
December 10, 2010

We had another very rewarding time teaching 61 traditional midwives this past Feb/Mar! We spent...
An interview with one of our students
March 8, 2013

This is an interview with one of our students, Victoria Isabel Lopéz Lopéz, from La...
Update from San Marcos and Sipacapa
March 26, 2018

  We had another amazing time in Guatemala this year training further comadronas. We spent...
2009 Update
November 30, 2009

In Feb. 2009, we spent one week in Chirijox, a lovely Mayan town, teaching 29...
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Meet the team

Ruth Brighouse
Dr. Ruth Brighouse
March 12, 2016

Family Practitioner from Salmon Arm BC, Canada A native of Salmon Arm, BC, Dr. Ruth...
Gloria Cutuj
Gloria Cutuj
March 12, 2016

Comadrona from San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala Gloria is our trainer extraordinaire. She was one of our...
Cenaida Juarez
Cenaida Juarez
March 12, 2016

Comadrona from San Lucas Tolimán, Guatemala Cenaida was instrumental in the beginnings of this project. In...
Amanda Shibley
Amanda Shibley, RN
March 12, 2016

Registered Nurse from Golden BC, Canada Amanda first decided to go into nursing because she...
Birte Paschen
Birte Paschen, RM
March 12, 2016

Registered Midwife in Vernon BC, Canada Born and raised in Germany, Birte has always had...
Annette Borkent, RN
March 12, 2016

Registered Nurse from Salmon Arm BC, Canada Annette is a maternity nurse, working at the...

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