We believe every mother and newborn deserves the chance to survive and thrive — no matter where they live. Perinatal Rescue Network exists to equip birth workers with the skills and tools they need to save lives in low-resource settings. Let me share just a few of the ways your support made an impact this year: In Chad, two members of our PRN team, Kelsey and Sarah, trained midwives and nurses. . They taught Essential Newborn Care 1 & 2, including how to stabilize premature b

Kim McQuoid This year was my fifth journey back to India. I worked with a non for profit organization called Fernandez Foundation. My focus this time was to open our simulation lab to outside midwifery schools in Talangans India and continue staff development. The common thread in all of my work is to give respectful care. The mother is the center of all that we do. A large part of the project was to create a simulation manual on midwifery skills and Obstetrical Emergencies.

By Kelsey Zuppan I spent 6 weeks in Nov-Dec of 2024 with Sarah Sexton in Tchad, Africa at Béré Adventist Hospital. We first trained the short-term volunteers on campus in Essential Newborn Care 1 & 2, then some of those new providers assisted in teaching the hospital staff in Essential Newborn Care. Three years ago some of the hospital staff received the Helping Babies Breathe training from Sarah & I, so it was a refresher for some and brand new to others. Nurses from materni

Perinatal Rescue Network was honored to host this display table at the Christian Birth Professionals Conference, where we enjoyed a...

In 2023, PRN had its yearly retreat in Florence, Oregon. Sarah Sexton was home on leave and was able to teach Helping Babies Survive and...

By Joyce Vogel This photo was taken almost five years ago, when both Brenda and I (Joyce) needed our final Helping Babies Breathe class...

2024 was the year introducing critical thinking with Optimal Positions in Labour Workshops in Hyderabad India. 48 OBGYN and 25 midwives...

As a valued supporter of Perinatal Rescue Network (PRN), we want to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude for your generosity...

We had a lovely training time in Libby Montana for 3 weeks of intensive classes. Both on missions and midwifery subjects.  We went...

In August 2024, some of the PRN board members held a Pre-Eclampsia Class in Libby, MT.

In May had a good size class in Libby Montana teaching the essential care for every baby series .  This includes Helping babies breathe,...

PRN board members held a Helping Babies Breathe workshop at SOU School of Nursing on April 23, 2024. The students came up from Mexico to...

A team of 5 international midwife educators and 5 Indian nurse midwives educators ran 140 nurse midwife students through HMS and HBB...

I was teaching in Kapsowar, Kenya. I was there for 1 month, teaching 6 days a week. I taught a total of 216 HBB and HMS to 14. These...

By Joyce Vogel Hello from Dominican Republic! I actually didn’t think I would be teaching a class here and then it suddenly was needed,...

Teaching (31) nurse midwife educators skills for HMS complete during week long skill lab in Hyderabad , India. September 12-16 2022. So...

By Emily S. In June of this year, we were able to partner with The Whole Woman Initiative and put on a Helping Mother’s Survive and...

Hosted by Joyce Vogel and James Hulse

Hello from India, All is well. These student midwives plus 25 others in this group will take finally examination in two weeks. Today they...

By Kelsey Zuppan A Helping Babies Breathe (HBB) training initiative has successfully launched in Haiti! From May 23-27, 2022, a...