After traveling to Haiti in 2003 as part of a medical team, Nadene Brunk, CNM, witnessed first hand the lack of resources and skilled care for pregnant women. Determined to provide a long term solution, Nadene formed a small team of volunteer midwives and medical professionals and soon returned to Haiti. At the request of a Haitian community leader, she established a culturally appropriate training program for Haitian nurses in Hinche. Today that program is known as Midwives for Haiti.  As of 2015, Midwives for Haiti has graduated nearly 100 Skilled Birth Attendants.  These women and mean, armed with the knowledge and skills to educate and care for their own communities, will be the change-makers of Haiti.

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Nadene Brunk, CNM – Executive Director and Founder – Midwives for Haiti

Nadene Brunk, CNM is a nurse-midwifery alumnus from Class 8. She founded Midwives for Haiti, a nonprofit that educates Haitian women in prenatal care and skilled birth assistance. Ms. Brunk hopes to reduce maternal and infant mortality in Haiti, which is deemed the most dangerous place in the Western hemisphere to give birth.After traveling to Haiti in 2003 as part of a medical team, Ms. Brunk witnessed first-hand the lack of resources and skilled care for pregnant women. Determined to provide a long term solution, she formed a small team of volunteer midwives and medical professionals and soon returned to Haiti. At the request of a Haitian community leader, Ms. Brunk established a culturally appropriate training program for Haitian nurses in Hinche.