Mother’s Day Tea a Time for Celebration, Thanks
Physicians and Midwives Reunited With Grateful Moms

   SAN DIEGO — St. Vincent de Paul Village, 1501 Imperial Avenue, will host the seventh annual Mother’s Day Tea on Tuesday, May 14, at 1:30 p.m.

   The event brings new mothers who received prenatal care at the Village’s free medical clinic back to be reunited with the volunteer physicians and midwives whose care ensures healthy births for hundreds of less-fortunate children annually.

   "We like to honor our mothers who come forward and make the responsible decision to seek prenatal care," says St. Vincent’s President Fr. Joe Carroll. "It also gives moms the unique opportunity to say thank you to the medical professionals whose compassion and caring resulted in healthy new lives."

   For the volunteer doctors and midwives who attend, the event offers the opportunity to witness first-hand the magnitude of the free services they provide, Fr. Joe says.

   "Each of our clinic volunteers knows the importance of their work," Fr. Joe says. "But to see 40 or 50 healthy babies whom you helped care for all at the same time, it truly makes them understand the immense difference they make in the lives of homeless mothers and children."

   The prenatal services offered at St. Vincent’s save hospitals an estimated $250,000 each month in expenses that would have otherwise been incurred to care for infants born prematurely. Expectant mothers – after receiving prenatal care at the Village clinic – go on to deliver at local hospitals, such as UCSD Medical Center.

   For more information on Mother’s Day Tea, call (619) 525-1608.

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