Members of the United Architects of the Philippines-Soccsargen chapter and a few locals pose for a picture. Behind them is the Blaan-inspired Landan Birthing Home. The facility is one of the very few culturally sensitive birthing homes in the country. It was designed to provide quality healthcare while accommodating Blaan traditions for pregnant mothers. The 84-square meter birthing home caters to the more than 7,000 residents of Landan.
A birthing home is a facility intended to serve pregnant mothers coming from far-flung villages who, in their advanced stage of pregnancy, would have difficulty travelling to the poblacion or provincial centers to give birth in hospitals or maternity clinics.