“I remember that young mother who was experiencing obstructed labor and had full bladder at a Health centre II, there was no catheter so we called for an ambulance. Was past 3 hours but no ambulance yet and it was getting late for this young mother. We had to use a breathing set to empty the bladder and later managed to help this girl deliver but the baby had severe asyphxia which was managed and both mother and baby were safe”, narrated sister about one of her best moments as a midwife
Sister Grace is currently a midwife at Kiswa health centre III and loves her job despite the challenges they face as they work. She keeps saying how much a midwifery is a blessed career and they are chosen by God and that explains their motto “Chosen by God”. That got me wondering which kind of challenges they face…
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Winfred Ongom 
[…] I was excited when I got to know this year’s theme was on partnership because for last year’s International day of the midwife, I wrote about Pregnant woman – qualified midwife: The best partnership to reduce maternal deaths. […]
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