Stories of Impact
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This month nurses enrolled 9 babies (7 orphans (including 2 sets of twins) and 2 babies of critically ill mothers). Several new mothers were identified for the mother care program but are still in hospital. 126 visits were conducted. Baby Admission Story. 20-year-old Catherine starting contracting on the 1st of September and presented to the […]
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In the month of September 8 babies were admitted into our program (5 orphans, 2 babies of critically ill mothers, and 1 baby whose mother was not producing breast milk). One woman was added this month to our mother care program. 148 visits were made to see sick moms and vulnerable babies in their homes. […]
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In the month of August 9 babies were enrolled, including (3 orphans, 1 set of triplets, 2 infants with mothers in critical conditions, and 1 abandoned baby). Two postpartum women were enrolled (1 with a ruptured uterus, and one with eclampsia). Nurses made a total of 136 visits. Baby Admission Story Ellen’s pregnancy was going […]
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This is Andrew on his grandfather’s back. Andrew was born in April 2018, his mother delivered him by c-section. Following the surgery, Andrew’s mother developed a severe infection which led to the surgical removal of her uterus in a desperate attempt to save her life. Tragically, the infection continued to rage and ultimately claimed her […]
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In the month of July Joyful Motherhood enrolled 8 babies (5 orphans and one set of triplets) and 3 women (1 severe anemia, 2 peritonitis). Nurses made 167 visits to women and babies total. There were two deaths this month, Jonathan died at 4days of age due to a respiratory illness and Loveness died at […]
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In the month of June 7 babies were admitted (including 4 orphans, 2 babies with critically sick mothers and 1 baby whose mother was not producing breast milk). Nurses made 154 visits to babies and women. Three women were enrolled in the Mother Care program (1 with severe anemia and 2 with peritonitis). Our board […]
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In the month of May 17 babies were enrolled in our Baby Care program including (4 orphans, triplets, 7 babies whose mothers were critically ill and unable to breastfeed, and a baby whose mother was not producing sufficient milk). Two postpartum women were admitted (1 with ruptured uterus/hysterectomy, and another with severe infection). Nurses visited […]
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In the month of April, 10 new babies were enrolled in our program (including 5 orphans, 1 baby whose mother was in the ICU, and 4 infants whose mothers were not producing breast milk). Nurses visited 138 or the 229 currently enrolled. 544 tins of formula were distributed. Tragically, eight month old Memory A. who […]
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Shalom (Peace) was born on February 2 this year at home in Mozambique (just across the border from Malawi). She was her mother’s fifth child. Her mother had had four normal births without complication but after Shalom was born the placenta, which usually follows within minutes was retained. (The longer the placenta stays inside after […]
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11 babies were admitted into the program in March 2019. Read Tadala’s story, one of the orphans admitted this month
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In the month of February 7 babies were enrolled, 3 of whom were orphans, 2 critically ill babies with cerebral palsy, 1 baby whose mother suffers from psychosis, and 1 baby whose mother was critically ill and unable to breastfeed. This month nurses visited 140 babies and distributed 369 tins of formula. Baby Story. Efrida […]
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Eight months into her pregnancy Miracle’s mother started convulsing – a sign that undetected unchecked pre-eclampsia had advanced. She was taken to the region’s high risk maternity hospital and delivered a 3lb baby that same day. The pre-eclampsia had caused bleeding in her brain and though her life was saved, Miracle’s mother was now hemiplegic. […]
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During her pregnancy with her sixth baby, 35-year-old Tabalire suffered from severe headaches. She attended the recommended prenatal care and repeatedly told the midwives. She was admitted for a few days but discharged without any notable improvement in her condition. While admitted during her delivery, she again complained about the severe headache. Her delivery went […]
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Memory was born by c-section, she was small but healthy. After the surgery, her mother had severe anemia, she receive a single unit of blood but her body struggled to recover from the stress of the delivery. Her condition deteriorated and within a few weeks she died. Memory is now being raised by her grandmother […]
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In January…. • 11 babies were enrolled including, three orphans, one baby with a mother in the ICU, one baby of a woman with severe psychosis, two sets of twins, and two babies whose mothers were not producing breast milk. • 7 women were enrolled including, three for a ruptured uterus with subsequent hysterectomy and […]