▁use ▁of ▁the ▁First ▁Bapt ist ▁Church ▁vest ry ▁as ▁a ▁clin ic ▁and ▁mat ern ity ▁centre . ▁On ▁October ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁she ▁moved ▁into ▁I ree ▁perman ently . ▁She ▁personally ▁super vised ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁W elf are ▁Centre ▁which ▁today ▁cat ers ▁for ▁all , ▁regardless ▁of ▁religious ▁preference . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁when ▁Miss ▁Sand ers ▁retired ▁home , ▁she ▁had ▁made ▁about ▁ 1 4 , 8 0 9 ▁safe ▁birth ▁deliver ies ▁and ▁had ▁trained ▁about ▁ 1 0 2 ▁ma id ens ▁as ▁mid w ives ▁in ▁the ▁Centre . ▁ ▁The ▁I ree ▁Mat ern ity ▁Centre ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁I ree - E ri pa ▁Pro vis ional ▁Author ity ▁local ▁administrator ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁government ▁would ▁provide ▁for ▁staff ▁and ▁supply ▁necessary ▁equipment ▁if ▁the ▁town ▁would ▁build ▁the ▁centre ▁by ▁itself . ▁Building ▁materials ▁formally ▁ear mark ed ▁for ▁the ▁building ▁of ▁the ▁O ba ' s ▁palace ▁were ▁di vert ed ▁to ▁this ▁new ▁project ▁and ▁it ▁took ▁just ▁sevent een ▁days ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁complete ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁building . ▁Th ous ands ▁of ▁b ab ies ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁delivered ▁in ▁the ▁Mat ern ity ▁Centre ▁since ▁it ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁The ▁only ▁disp ens ary ▁in ▁I ree ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁by ▁the ▁If el od