"Compassion House" is a Christian birth and midwifery training center in Oaxaca, Mexico.

Casa Compasiva A.C.

Casa Compasiva A.C.
Birth Center
Grateful...
Grateful for this week's harvest! Lots of changes, lots of oxytocin, very busy staff, and many happy hearts! "Every good an...
Today is Cinco de Mayo—touted as an important holiday by Hispanics in the U.S., but largely ignored in Mex...
Cinco de Mayo or International Day Of the Midwife?
Our "Iron-clad" Guarantee
I have been thinking a lot lately about what “product” we are trying to sell at Casa Compasiva .  What is the most important Casa Compasiv...
This quote by the esteemed Captain Jack Sparrow from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean has been running through my brain all week. ...
"If you were looking for the opportune moment, that was it."
Typical Week at Casa Compasiva
What is a week at Casa Compasiva like? Well, on a typical Monday I might walk in and find the midwives teaching a prenatal educat...
Misrepresentations and mistreatment surrounding childbirth are deeply entrenched in the Oaxacan culture. Consider, for example...
Misrepresentations, Mistreatment, and Misproportion
Birth is Unpredictable:  Natural or Caesarean?
According to recent news, Mexico has the highest incidence of Caesarean births of any nation in theworld.   Add to that the fact ...
So last week we had our first (annual?) medical and dental “brigade,” and I think that by all accounts it was a su...
Of Brigades and Babies
One Year Ago Today...
“…Ebenezer…thus far the Lord has helped us!” (I Samuel 1:7) What Were We Doing One Year Ago Today? Frantically running ar...
What does that really mean?  I suspect it does not mean what the Occupy Wall Street participants are doing… throwing a mass temper t...
Occupy Till I Come
A typical week at Casa Compasiva...
(Is there such a thing?) Monday : 9:00 am – 3:00 pm Doctora Donaji Prenatal/postpartum appointments Our wonderful doctor Donaji ...
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