Friday, September 02, 2005
Babies Born, Suffering and Dying During Hurricane Katrina
A photo is worth a thousand words: Mothers and babies suffering and in jeopardy of dying. Emergency preparedness saves lives. Information about medically unassisted, or emergency childbirth, breastfeeding and sling wearing are integral to emergency preparedness and can reduce suffering and save lives!
This link contains exerpts from news articles reporting babies' births and deaths during the hurricane and its aftermath, as well as the conditions surviving mothers and babies are experiencing.
More Photos:
mom carrying baby
http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/nm/20050903/2005_09_03t031220_450x320_us_weather_katrina_wrap.jpg?x=380&y=270&sig=5dsGBWEfcGzvZpOzlLlZrw--
young girl cries for mother
http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/rids/20050903/i/r62582564.jpg?x=380&y=318&sig=MNYxwInvcsOjhmiC1KBMvQ--
order copies of photos
http://news.yahoo.com/photos/ss/events/ts/080304tropicalweathe
A two day old baby rescued at Superdome
Picture of naked baby:
Newborn
