Over the weekend, at least three nurses from Sitka’s Labor and Delivery Unit at Mount Edgecumbe Medical Center will be in Haines to host a community baby shower. 

The idea is to get face time with local mothers, pregnant people and their communities to let them know what kind of resources are available – particularly because most expectant parents in Southeast Alaska must travel to other communities to give birth. 

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium…

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