I just received a call from Sherri (Dr. Sam's wife)... here's the situation...A young woman in the village where they are had been seeing the midwife in the area.. apparently her health problems were beyond the scope of practice for the local midwife (preeclampsic), so the midwife advised her and her family she needed to deliver at the nearest hosptial.... They apparently decided to go unassisted... She delivered... they waited... no placenta (this is a very common problem here)... anyway... after several hours of bleeding on/off they went and found Dr. Sam and his team... (around 2:30 am)... When he got there she was already mostly dead having lost way too much blood... He did all he could do, but you can't reverse damage sometimes... So now there is this little baby... he's also not doing so well... They are looking into options for him, including possibly bringing him here into the city until he is past danger... please be praying for this family and the responsibility they feel for their daughter/wife's death... and for this baby... that the best possible plan could be made for him... many thanks...
Makes me so much more determined to continue working till their is healthcare access all around... everywhere!! Lessen these sensless deaths!
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Is there an update on this child and his family?
ReplyDeleteI, too, am yearning to bring women's health care to the families who need it most.
Last we knew the baby was admitted to the hospital (under pressure from our doctor)... not sure how they are doing after that... unfortunately the story is not a unique one.. :(
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