Ixmucané Model
Women's Health Center

Ixmucané Centro de Parto y Salud de la Mujer was a self-sustaining, free-standing women's health and birth center located in Antigua Guatemala. The birth center was closed in November of 2004. After reviewing MFM's priorities the decision was made to refocuse our priorities solely on MFM's midwifery training program of Guatemalan midwives.
 
Since its inception in 1997, the clinic has served as a demonstration and model site; the clinic has provided technical assistance and consulting to traditional midwives as a birth center, offered comprehensive women's health care, and provided a training site for midwives and volunteers from around the world. We continue to be committed to supporting midwifery education and hope to be able to resume offering a clinical site for apprenticing midwives.
 
 
Examining room at Ixmucane Examining room at Ixmucane


The clinic was established in 1997, Ixmucané to provides full-scope women's
health care that included contraceptive counseling; prenatal, intrapartum and postpartum care; screening and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs); domestic violence and rape counseling; screening for cervical and breast cancer; and group and individual education on topics including sexuality/body knowledge, prevention of STDs, HIV and unintended pregnancies, childbirth preparation, nutrition and newborn care.

 

 
Traditional midwive client after giving birth
Traditional midwife client after giving birth

 

 
 

 

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