Help for Pregnant Women
// Heather Williams Katz
For most women, having a baby is a very special experience. However, for many women here in the Dominican Republic it can be deadly.
A few years ago, we hosted a special baby shower for around 20 pregnant women in the community. A few months after the shower, we invited them back to the health center again for a special class. We learned that two of those women had died from complications after childbirth. We were greatly saddened and shocked to learn this news and felt burdened to do more to prevent this from happening—and even more burdened since the maternal mortality rate rose 20% in 2020 as fewer women sought prenatal care.
Dr. Katz on a home visit for a medical check of a newborn baby after his release from the hospital.
In May, we started a special program for pregnant women that includes bi-monthly checks at the health center, providing free prenatal vitamins for the expectant moms, and making a home visit after the baby has been born to check on the mom and baby. Please join us in praying for these expectant moms, their precious babies, and that God will use this program to save the lives of many women and children as well as reach many for Christ. ~Heather Williams Katz
