We advance Haitian midwives through education and outreach.

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Founding Story

FAHM was founded in 2013 and incorporated in 2014. Its founding board members consisted of Haitian-American and American licensed midwives, academics and professors of midwifery, and nonprofit leadership professionals. From 2013-2014, the volunteer board-run organization built the mission, by-laws and solid, supportive partnerships with INSFSF, the Association of Haitian Midwives (AISFH-Association Infirmières Sages-Femmes d'Haïti, currently known as ASFH-Association Sage-Femme d’Haiti) and other entities. It was collectively determined that the most urgent and effective way to promote the profession of Midwifery in Haiti would be threefold: 

1) Enhance the educational infrastructure with cutting-edge evidence based researched educational conferences

2) Promote and advance the image of the field of midwifery as a viable profession for Haitians

3) In partnership with ASFH, INSFSF and the Ministry of Health- Advance the country’s regulation and licensure of midwives 

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The Need: A MIDWIFE SHORTAGE IN HAITI

The issue: Haiti’s high maternal and infant morbidity and mortality rates highlight its desperate need for more educated Haitian midwives. 

Haiti has a lack of professionally educated midwives. Currently, there are less than 500 professionally educated midwives in the country. That is far from enough.

Midwives have been proven to offer the most cost-effective sexual and reproductive health care. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) and the State of the World’s Midwifery report, two thirds of all maternal and newborn deaths could be averted with skilled midwifery care. You read that correctly. Yes. Almost all global maternal deaths could be prevented by ensuring that all women have access to quality, respectful and equitable maternity care.  Midwives could deliver 87 percent of all essential sexual, reproductive, maternal and newborn health services.

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FAHM’s Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) are a collection of 17 interlinked global goals designed as a “blueprint” to achieve a better and more equitable and sustainable future. FAHM’s innovative strategies address ten of the seventeen goals:

 Meet The Team

Midwifery Education

Haitian Midwifery School

Institute National Superior de Formation Sages-Femmes (INSFSF)

Port-au-Prince, Haiti

In 1977, The midwifery institute in Haiti (ENISF), the first government funded higher education midwifery program was opened. Unfortunately, it was closed shortly after. In 2000 it reopened and graduated it’s 12th class.

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Haitian Midwifery Association

L’Association des Infirmières Sages-Femmes d’Haïti (AISFH) was founded in 2004. In 2022, they officially changed their name to Association des Sages-Femmes d’Haïti (ASFH) to better reflect the profession of Midwifery. Their mission is to help promote the profession of Midwifery in order to decrease Haiti's high maternal infant mortality rate. They work collaboratively with other entities (such as Haiti's Ministry of Health, and other partners providing sexual and reproductive healthcare) to provide and promote health and wellness throughout Haiti.

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Our Work & Educational Events

 

Reclaiming Our Time And Medicine

Foundation for Advancement of Haitian Midwives, Inc (FAHM) welcomes you to an inspiring and uplifting live event on allopathic healing and self-care by the knowledgeable and talented Holistic Herbal Chef and Herbalist, Wilnise François.

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Man to Man Discussion on violence against Women and Girls

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FAHM is honored to partner and sponsor One Billion Rising  Haiti (OBR Ayiti)  in a 3-part live Zoom series about gender-based violence  from the male perspective. 

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Lunch & Learn Webinars: International Day of the Eradication of Gender Based Violence

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It is with great pleasure that we bring you our Lunch & Learn with FAHM series. It is a 4-part live Zoom series that discusses and highlights the issue of gender-based violence in Haiti's cultural context.

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Midwifery Leadership Conferences

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Each November, FAHM organizes a conference held in Haiti for Haiti's Professional Midwives from all over the country to come to work together to improve their practice environment, licensing and regulations, and gain leadership and public speaking skills.

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Midwifery Continuing Education Conferences

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Educational conferences supported by FAHM

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