_This Sunday morning, at our clinic Soley Lavi, a new mother gave birth. Her name is Tamara, and although she was doubtful that she could do it, she had a lot of support and reassurance from her family and our student midwives.

When she began to push her baby out, I grabbed Tracy's hands and we did a lovely four handed catch with Sherline assisting as the baby was born. As we helped the loud little boy onto his mothers chest, she joined him, bursting into song, and bringing a tear to my eye.

Though many hundreds of babies have passed through my hands, this reaction was new for me. Although I did not understand the Creole, I understood her meaning clearly... Give Thanks! Give Thanks! Ax'e!

Olivia Kimball. Midwife, Jacmel ~ Haiti