Hello all,

     The following is an updated and expanded list of items which we are trying to collect before our return to India on August 18th:

Supplies for Homebirth Kits:
101 Longsleeve newborn onsies*
101 Warm hats for newborns*
101 pair of socks for newborns*
101 receiving blankets*
101 fleece swaddlers*
150 disposable plastic cord clamps plus 5 reusable metal cord clamps
Multiple bottles of prenatal vitamins
(all items marked * are listed in our Babies R US registry)
 
Equipment for Midwives/Village Health Workers:
40 Stethoscopes
150 one gallon ziplock bags
40 fetascopes
40 BP cuffs
40 portable handheld baby scales
40 thermometers
40 surgical scissors and hemostats
40 reusable CPR masks
40 bulb syringes
Easy to use urine and hemaglobin test strips
Health Education posters, videos and materials
 
Educational:
Flash Cards with color pictures or “touch and feel” (colors, numbers, simple vocab, alphabet, concepts, etc.)
Motessori type props, toys, games for nursery/kindergarten
Illustrated children’s books (some listed on our Babies R Us registry)
Educational DVD’s such as Planet Earth, Blue Planet, Sesame St series, Sing-a-longs etc.
Portable DVD player, or DVD capable laptop for showing these materials
 
EMT
2 AED’s (Automatic Electronic Defibrillators) with multiple replacement pads
Reusable or disposable Adult/Child/infant/neo-natal Bag Valve masks
Reusable or disposable oxygen masks and nasal cannulas
Oral/Nasal airway adjuncts
2 Manual Oral/Nasal suction devices
2 pulse oximeters
multiple glucometers with a good supply of test strips
Adult/Child/Infant CPR mannequins
Steristrips
Reusable CPR masks
Adjustable Cervical Collars
Airsplints or rigid splints
Ferno(r) foldable stretcher chair
foldable cloth stretcher or SKED stretcher
1 KTD (Kendric traction Device)
“Lifepak” or similar technology
SAM splints
 
Thank you to all of those who are in the process of collecting these lifesaving materials for the people of India.