Day 1 of Training of Trainers

We had a wonderful first day of training here in Ganta with our group of 25 hardworking, dedicated health professionals.  The first day included registration, introductions, a pretest, a discussion on the history of birth, a presentation of the obstetric benefits for women as well benefits for the hospital in using labor support, goal-setting, and the physical, emotional, and psychological processes of birth.  The discussions were lively with plenty of stories from the hospital and surrounding communities as well as questions and suggestions. We look forward to working with this dedicated group of women (and two men!) to make this health care facility a more supportive environment for all women, but especially for rural women who may be far from home.  A word that kept coming up today was "empowerment," and we hope to keep that important goal in mind for the rest of the week.


Here's a picture of the space we're using for training and some of our participants. We're hoping to be able to upload more pictures this coming weekend.