Hawai‘i’s high cost of living often drives the need for grandparent-provided child care. But many grandparents can’t provide care because they are still working or live on the Mainland. Here’s what else is needed.
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HPR s Jason Ubay reports on a new mobile clinic for Oahu s moms and babies The vision of the Mana Mama Mobile Clinic, it was always there, Sunny Chen, executive director of HMHB, says. We always wanted a clinical arm and we wanted to fill the gaps in the community by being where our clients are.
HMHB is known for its programs that provide cribs for children and organizing new parent support groups.
The new mobile clinic will bring clinical services outside of a hospital or office setting. It will be staffed by a family nurse practitioner, certified midwives and other specialists. It has the capacity to serve 25-30 patients a week.
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Midwives say they’ve been so busy that they’ve sometimes had to turn away clients. Reading time: 10 minutes.
Sarah Bauer remembers several things clearly about the hot summer Sunday when her son was born at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
How freeing it was to walk through the pain of labor in her house and yard as the sun went down. How when contractions pressed on past midnight, her husband, midwife and doula were there to assist.
It was much different than the experience she believes she would have had at a hospital, where few visitors were allowed and walking the halls would be out of the question.