If you have been following us on Twitter you might have seen our posts about one of our members who is currently in Indonesia with Save the Children. Stacey Weckstein has been traveling with Save the Children’s Every Beat Matters team in Indonesia to document the importance of frontline health workers on the health and wellbeing of women and children. Her photos and posts are truth-telling. This week Stacey is sharing what she is witnessing in her meetings with health workers and is also posting slice-of-life details about everyday goings-on in Indonesia.
We would love for you to follow Stacey’s journey at #IDNKids. Here is some of her work thus far.
Meeting heart warming Save the Child staff from the Jakarta office. #IDNkids @EveryBeat #indonesia instagram.com/p/h_DCGByRGs/
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 16, 2013
The maternal mortality ratio is steadily declining in #Indonesia b/c of health workers, midwives, education + access to services. #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 16, 2013
Avoidable maternal + newborn deaths continue to occur in hospitals across #Indonesia #EveryBeatMatters
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 16, 2013
I'm in a village w/ pregnant mothers + health workers. Mothers are learning to properly wash hands to protect babies from bacteria. #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 17, 2013
Photo w/ inspiring #midwives, local mothers, @EveryoneINA, @SC_ID + @EveryBeat in #Bandung ow.ly/i/43pie #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 17, 2013
Visiting an improved community health clinic + meeting w/ the sub-district's midwife coordinator. ow.ly/i/43pu2 #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 17, 2013
Visiting With Mothers + Frontline Health Workers in Indonesia [New Blog Post] ht.ly/294mWl #IDNkids #savekids @EveryBeat
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 17, 2013
[Photo] Four women joined together because every beat of every child's life matters. ow.ly/i/43pIe @EveryBeat #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 18, 2013
#Healthworkers in #Indonesia are telling us how HELPFUL their EMAS in-clinic training is to saving more lives. #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 18, 2013
Fear of hemorrhaging + bleeding to death is the #1 concern for the pregnant mothers that I talked to in Indonesia. #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 18, 2013
Families sleep in health clinic hallways or small waiting rooms for days while mothers give birth + recover. #IDNkids
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Stacey H. Weckstein (@EvolvingStacey) December 18, 2013
Follow Stacey Weckstein’s journey in Indonesia at #IDNKids
Photo Credit: Stacey Weckstein