<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Global Pediatric Alliance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global Pediatric Alliance works in Latin America to reduce preventable maternal and infant death and improve the quality of life for women & children.]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/blog-1</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 04:57:36 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/es/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Meet Brenda Ochoa, GPA's Coordinator Accompanying the Nich Ixim Midwife Movement of Chiapas]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are thrilled to welcome Brenda Ochoa to the GPA team as Operating Coordinator for Accompanying the Nich Ixim Midwives Movement of Chiapas! Brenda brings extensive experience in human rights, migration, and sexual and reproductive health, including six years as Executive Director of the Fray Mathias de Cordova Human Rights Center in Tapachula, Mexico and work with Médicos del Mundo (Doctors of the World), supporting women's reproductive health. She holds a Bachelor of Medicine and a Master...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/meet-brenda-ochoa-gpa-s-coordinator-accompanying-the-nich-ixim-midwife-movement-of-chiapas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f89371e425c151a8e80da</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:45:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_1ffc7026585149b1bec675281dae8025~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_324,h_296,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPA Welcomes Isabel Fine to its Board of Directors]]></title><description><![CDATA[We are delighted to welcome Isabel Fine to the GPA Board of Directors! Isabel is a maternal and infant health researcher at Mount Sinai Hospital, where her work examines the impacts of structural racism and environmental exposures on maternal health and infant neurodevelopment. She also contributes to global maternal and perinatal health research collaborations with the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her background includes Peace Corps service in Peru, where she led community...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/gpa-welcomes-isabel-fine-to-its-board-of-directors</link><guid isPermaLink="false">699f7c6bdcfe76b0f2d37746</guid><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 22:54:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_82debab9775e4b14ae1cff0a8634dad7~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_858,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[La Historia de Beatriz: Dignidad, Lengua y la Lucha por un Cuidado Materno Respetuoso en Chiapas, México]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beatriz Pérez Cadena trabaja en el programa de GPA Cuidados Maternos Respetuosos Beatriz Pérez Cadena, de la región tsotsil-maya de Zinacantán, Chiapas, ha trabajado con GPA durante los últimos dos años en nuestro programa de Cuidados maternos respetuosos. Se sentó a conversar con nosotros sobre la importancia del programa. Explica cómo considera que el programa puede generar cambios significativos en la atención que reciben las mujeres indígenas en hospitales y clínicas, y cómo su...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/es/post/la-historia-de-beatriz-dignidad-lengua-y-la-lucha-por-una-atenci%C3%B3n-materna-respetuosa-en-chiapas</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6940cd6c18c2f6b69b8a1838</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:17:55 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_b8100508816f4db18ee1bee63a918421~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beatriz’s Story: Dignity, Language, and the Fight for Respectful Maternal Care in Chiapas, Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Global Pediatric Alliance has changed my life as a professional and as an Indigenous woman. What GPA is doing will impact many generations of women and children.”]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/beatriz-s-story-dignity-language-and-the-fight-for-respectful-maternal-care-in-chiapas-mexico</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6940b89b18c2f6b69b89de65</guid><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 03:00:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_b8100508816f4db18ee1bee63a918421~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Lifetime of Giving: Paul Quintana on Medicine, Humanity and Why He Supports GPA]]></title><description><![CDATA[At 84, Dr. Paul Quintana has completed 176 medical mission trips around the world, specializing in cleft lip, palate repair and burn reconstruction. He and his wife have also been GPA donors since 2002.]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/a-lifetime-of-giving-paul-quintana-on-medicine-humanity-and-why-he-supports-gpa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692e3e5e745789e635ced925</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 08:00:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_bf0bc12aee064a3099676dd78ca0f3cd~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[GPA Selected as a 2026 Featured Grantee by Together Women Rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[GPA is honored to be selected as one of twelve 2026 Featured Grantees by Together Women Rise!]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/gpa-selected-as-a-2026-featured-grantee-by-together-women-rise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">692fb328ee21510c2ee6cb01</guid><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 03:53:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_25b8cd38dd1d49d28e68d4c9bee85f40~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_940,h_788,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[De Becaria a Coordinadora Apoyando a las Mujeres Tseltales: Una entrevista con María García Hernández]]></title><description><![CDATA[María García Hernández, la coordinadora del programa Mujeres Cuidando a Mujeres en GPA María, ¿cuál es tu rol en GPA? Hago un poco de todo en GPA, pero mi programa principal es Mujeres Cuidando a Mujeres y nuestro programa de Los hombres también cuidan, que trabajan con personas adultas y jóvenes. Incluimos a jóvenes porque en las comunidades indígenas la gente se casa joven y a menudo deja la escuela. Es importante trabajar con ellos temas de salud materna, género, violencia y derechos,...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/es/post/de-becaria-a-coordinadora-apoyando-a-las-mujeres-tseltales-una-entrevista-con-mar%C3%ADa-garc%C3%ADa-hern%C3%A1nde</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691e5aa60acaec313272ca4b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 00:08:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_ca95dde2c4d4417f9c35c02fb0fc0cab~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_980,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Internship that Changed Everything: "María's Path to Community Leadership"]]></title><description><![CDATA[María García Hernández, GPA's Program Coordinator - Women Caring for Women program. María, what’s your role at GPA? I do a little bit of everything at GPA, but my main program is Women Caring for Women and our Men’s Program, which works with adults and young people. We include young people because in Indigenous communities, people get married young and often leave school. It’s important to work with them on maternal health, gender issues, violence, and rights, because someday they'll be...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/an-internship-that-changed-everything-mar%C3%ADa-s-path-to-community-leadership</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691e17a5e76070b60dc4a194</guid><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:29:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_c29bae37b00f49e09ff338a6e704f11b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Doña Leonida’s Hands: A Legacy of Life and Love, &#38; the Footsteps that Follow ]]></title><description><![CDATA[For women like Doña Leonida in Quintana Roo, midwifery is not just a calling—it is an act of love and resistance.]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/do%C3%B1a-leonida-s-hands-a-legacy-of-life-and-love-the-footsteps-that-follow</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6914ebe04a97ee84660061f1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:25:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_fce9718ae8a841f2b8957fb5ee12a909~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“¿Cómo no vas a ser partera, cuando llevas el linaje de todas las parteras y sanadoras de la familia?”  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Doña María Méndez Hernández de Chiapas, México desciende de una larga lineaje de parteras tradicionales. Hace más de 80 años, Doña María...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/es/post/c%C3%B3mo-no-vas-a-ser-partera-cuando-llevas-el-linaje-de-todas-las-parteras-y-sanadoras-de-la-familia</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68c0cd9d9ed7b9a7ec8f86a8</guid><pubDate>Wed, 10 Sep 2025 01:04:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_df485eb030fc444098ea4f08568bea93~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_708,h_770,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Making of an Indigenous Midwife]]></title><description><![CDATA[Listen to Doña Maria's inspiring story about her life as a midwife in this 3-minute video. More than 80 years ago, Doña María was born into the hands of her grandmother, Mercedes, a Mayan midwife from the Tzeltal region of southern Mexico. And just like her grandmother, mother, great-aunt and great-grandmother, Doña María became a midwife. Her mother used to say: “How could you not be a midwife, when you carry the lineage of all the midwives and healers in the family?”   She remembers the...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/the-making-of-an-indigenous-midwife</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68afcd25412b28e83d0ba16b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:35:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_df485eb030fc444098ea4f08568bea93~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_708,h_770,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Spotlight on Dr. Saúl Madrid &#38; Eduardo Cabrera, directors of Mexico's public healthcare program in Chiapas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Saúl Madrid and Eduardo Cabrera seated to the right talk to representatives of the Nich Ixim Midwife Movement of Chiapas at GPA's office in Chiapas, Mexico With 642 health units and nearly 2 million people enrolled—almost 40% of the state’s population—IMSS-Bienestar in Chiapas serves more people than any other public state health program in Mexico. Most of these individuals live in rural areas and face significant poverty and marginalization. Over the past two years, GPA collaborated with...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/spotlight-on-dr-sa%C3%BAl-madrid-eduardo-cabrera-directors-of-mexico-s-public-healthcare-program-in</link><guid isPermaLink="false">685d8c127d12e91fd9bbd73e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jun 2025 18:14:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_beb30bbd8de94572a90eb37a2ae332d5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_745,h_374,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[En buenas manos: La travesía de una partera en la Yucatán rural]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paulina, a midwife in Yucatán, Mexico, has recently participated in GPA's midwifery initiatives. Enriquecer las habilidades de las...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/es/post/en-buenas-manos-la-traves%C3%ADa-de-una-partera-en-la-yucat%C3%A1n-rural</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d886dac581c50c35a88444</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:32:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_95d34e99074646a0ace4e3e472a873b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Anunciamos a nuestro nuevo socio de salud comunitaria: Primeros Pasos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global Pediatric Alliance se complace en anunciar a nuestro nuevo socio en nuestro programa de subvenciones de salud diseñadas por la...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/es/post/anunciamos-a-nuestro-nuevo-socio-de-salud-comunitaria-primeros-pasos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d886963a3dd1dfce80dfcd</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 20:31:33 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_2b1a324e50364f60b37669ae964e57a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Announcing Our Newest Community Health Partner: Primeros Pasos]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global Pediatric Alliance is pleased to announce our newest partner in our Community Designed Health Grants program—Primeros Pasos, a community-based health organization located in Llanos de Pinal, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala. Founded 22 years ago by a medical student from Nashville, TN, Primeros Pasos (Spanish for 'First Steps') began as a mobile clinic focused on reaching school-age children. Over time, the organization has expanded and is now operating a health clinic that provides medical,...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/announcing-our-newest-community-health-partner-primeros-pasos</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67d218115353bf93b36a7043</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2025 23:33:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_2b1a324e50364f60b37669ae964e57a6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nurse Midwife Jane Gehring Shares What Inspires Her About GPA's Work]]></title><description><![CDATA["GPA focuses on facilitating positive outcomes for kids and families in a way that’s not top-down but organic. That’s what makes their...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/nurse-midwife-jane-gehring-shares-what-inspires-her-about-gpa-s-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">677185478cd232e25a8f263f</guid><pubDate>Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:11:58 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_c34009561c45456091315c54d819ea7a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_703,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Safe Hands: A Midwife's Journey in Rural Yucatán]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paulina, a midwife in Yucatán, Mexico, has recently participated in GPA's midwifery initiatives. Enriching the skills of midwives has...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/in-safe-hands-a-midwife-s-journey-in-rural-yucat%C3%A1n</link><guid isPermaLink="false">676ae1e117f7670b0f7f4301</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Dec 2024 16:40:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_95d34e99074646a0ace4e3e472a873b7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hilary Duffy: Photographer Extraordinaire &#38; Dedicated Donor]]></title><description><![CDATA["Supporting women's reproductive health in rural and Indigenous communities is critically important." We recently had the good fortune to...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/hilary-duffy-photographer-extraordinaire-dedicated-donor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6757bffada44b65da1079d04</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 04:20:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_f9e4ffb02a184960941376a79aedfef9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_944,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Berta Cúmiz Talks About ADEMI's Impact on Women &#38; Children's Health  in Guatemala]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Our dream is for women to be empowered and make their own decisions” Berta Cúmez, pictured above on the left, is the extraordinary...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/berta-c%C3%BAmiz-talks-about-ademi-s-impact-on-women-children-s-health-in-guatemala</link><guid isPermaLink="false">674fa564be08a0e37e362377</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 00:56:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_dcfdc827724c42e799585cf9a02b19ad~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faces of GPA: Ralph Sklar, Dedicated GPA Donor]]></title><description><![CDATA["We're all where we are because somebody helped us. We all stand on the shoulders of giants." Ralph Sklar is a financial advisor based in...]]></description><link>https://www.globalpediatricalliance.org/post/faces-of-gpa-ralph-sklar-gpa-donor</link><guid isPermaLink="false">673ebb093576f3688d34172e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 04:53:48 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ca3a27_faaeda11a65c4e799d23f4b12c0d7121~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_279,h_364,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Stacey Ramirez</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>