Here's a link to a great article about the role of midwives in Afghanistan that is improving maternal and infant health, as well as the cultural status of women in general. Please consider giving to the organizations listed in the article: Terre des Hommes (http://www.terredeshommes.org/) and the Afghan Midwives Association (http://www.internationalmidwives.org/AboutICM/MemberAssociations/AfghanMidwivesAssociation/tabid/382/Default.aspx)
Looking at all the good these midwives do in Afghanistan, isn't it a shame our country persecutes them in so many of our states? -Joel