03/16/2026
Just days ago, a mother delivered premature twins near one of MFH’s Cornerstone clinics on the border. One of the babies had already been born in the car before she arrived. Born at just 32 weeks, the twins were extremely fragile. A government nurse and a medical resident delivered the second baby as both struggled to breathe.
When our midwife arrived to begin her 72 hour shift, she immediately saw the urgency. The babies were fading. She called for the MFH ambulance and began the drive to the hospital in Hinche.
The journey took four hours over rough, unpaved roads. During that time the babies drifted in and out of breathing. In the back of the vehicle, our midwife moved between them, providing breaths again and again as they lay on her knees. There was no equipment to stabilize them during transport. Only skill, determination, and the refusal to give up.
When they arrived at St. Thérèse Hospital, the twins were in deep distress. A pediatrician we work with ran to meet them and began resuscitation immediately. Oxygen was urgently needed. Our program manager, Elie, dropped everything to secure it.
Flora and Floro, weighing just 3 pounds 2 ounces and 3 pounds 4 ounces, are now fighting for their lives.
We checked in on their mother less than twenty four hours after delivery. She had just returned from showering and was moving through the hospital while staying close to her babies. The pediatric ward is extremely crowded, often standing room only, and because space is limited many babies must share cots while receiving care.
This is the reality many families face. Hospitals and staff are doing everything they can with limited resources.
Our midwife’s quick action during that four hour drive gave these twins a chance.
Please keep Flora, Floro, and their mother in your thoughts. Their story is still unfolding.
