The Safe Motherhood Project Guatemala

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

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  • About
    • History of the Project
    • Photographs
    • Video library
  • Who we are
  • Why we do this
  • What we teach
  • Want to help?
  • What’s New
9 Sep 2019

Overview of the project

This video is the first in a series introducing some of the team and a little about what we do.

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2014 trip preparations
January 20, 2014

Once again, we are in the midst of getting ready to head off to the...

Our Class Begins!
March 3, 2014

After a wonderful reunion with our Guatemalan teammates, Cenaida and Gloria, our driver Conrado brought...

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...

A Diverse and Wonderful trip to el Novillero- Feb. 2019
April 14, 2019

This February, our Safe Motherhood team was comprised of a Canadian doctor and maternity nurse...

2017 Update- Chisec
February 28, 2017

This year we spent 2 weeks in a small town called Chisec, in the Department...

History and Course Outline added
April 14, 2009

I’ve added a detailed history of the Safe Motherhood Project and an outline of the...

The importance of hand-washing
February 10, 2016



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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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