Hats for Baby

There are so many women in my life that are growing babies in their tummies right now. I’ve been trying to figure out what to give all of them as gifts in celebration of the new lives that are being made.  Sunday morning I started knitting this little baby hat…

Then, this morning I came across this blog post from SouleMama, one of my favorite blogs, that inspired me to be a part a project called the Caps to Caps-Haitien Project. She encourages her readers to make baby hats that will be sent to mothers in Hati as part of a safe birthing kit that is given to women there.  Amanda from the Soulemama blog writes:

I invite you to join me in sharing your creativity, time and energy to aid our Caribbean sisters. Our life circumstances may be so very different from one another, but as women and mothers, we share so very much in common - the most basic being our desire to keep our children safe and healthy from the moment of birth onward. Please read on to find out how you can contribute to this project in a simple but meaningful way.

In northern Haiti:

• Just 1 in 5 women receives skilled medical care during childbirth.
• Haiti has the highest maternal mortality ratio in the Western Hemisphere.
• 1 in 40 women will die as a result of pregnancy complications, unsafe abortion, or obstetrical emergency.
• Twelve percent of children die before the age of 5.

Check it out here. So here is my plan.  All the new mama’s in my life will get a knot baby hat and for every hat I make for the mama’s close to me I will make one for a mama and baby in Hati.  I would encourage you to consider this project and see if it is something you would like to be a part of too.

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