The Deborah Circle in Action
Three years ago the Deborah Circle decided to provide midwife kits to Global Health Ministries (GHM) as a service project. Since then they have provided nearly 200 kits. The kits are assembled in the fellowship hall on special activity days. Each kit includes the following items:
- one regular size bath bath towel
- one wash cloth
- one 36 inch square sheeting for mother to lie on
- one bath size bar of Ivory soap
- one small cotton or flannel shirt (to waist only as babies do not wear diapers)
- one receiving blanket
- one newborn stocking cap
- one pair non-latex gloves
- one new razor blade (single edge, safety wrapped) to cut umbilical cord
- two white cord ties— 8 inches long of heavy cotton string or yarn to tie umbilical cord
The shirts are sewn by Deborah Circle members and the wonderful caps are knit by Mabel Nielsen. Follow the links below for more information on this project and the other good things being done at Global Health Ministries.
The kits will be used by local midwives in Africa, India, Madagascar, and New Guinea.
Click here to visit the GHM website