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The Fall 2009 Grace! Newsletter, with information about maternal health in Haiti.

ICC’s hope is that every mother will deliver her baby with trained support and professional care, but the reality is that many will struggle with their delivery isolated and alone. Healthy birth kits, containing a few very simple items including soap, sterile razor blades and umbilical tape, ensure that each mother had the rudimentary tools to complete a healthy birth. ICC’s goal is to provide every expectant mother in our program areas with a Healthy Birth Kit that will protect her and the newborn against the common causes of death during the delivery process.

A healthy entry into this life is the birthright of every child. Yet in Haiti, a healthy birth is not something taken for granted. Haiti has one of the highest infant and maternal mortality rates in the world.