Helen, who works at my place on Saturday mornings, had a baby girl last night! The tiny one weighed in at a very respectable 3.5kgs. At the time of going to press, the young miss is still nameless, but Helen was considering naming her Daphne after her grandmother, who brought her up. Both Helen's parents passed away when she was a teenager.
This is the post-natal ward at Nsambya hospital:
OK, it is extremely basic - no running water, thirty ladies and their babies crammed together like sardines, one measly fan - but for an extremely basic service, it wasn't bad. For a start, it was spotlessly clean. There were plenty of midwives, all of whom seemed to be getting on with the job. I got told off for flouting visiting hours - also a good sign. Still not sure I'd want to have a baby there myself, and not convinced the £35 price tag is value for money for the average Ugandan. (For a normal delivery that is: a caesarean will set you back £120.)
5 comments:
Great photo - more please.
I had both boys overseas and it was an interesting experience both times AND cost much less, and I had better care in many ways than if I had birthed in the U.S. I was able to stay longer in the hospital if I wanted to.
Glad to know your friend had a safe and happy experience.
Although I agree with your reservations, that ward looks a hundred times better than the post-natal ward (or indeed any other) at Pemba's provincial hospital. The paediatric ward here often has two or even three sick children to a bed. Glad to see that some Ugandan mothers are being well looked after, at least in Kampala. Congrats to Helen!
Looks a lot like Mozambique where I live since 1996, but still love. Gratulations to the young mother and her Daphne, a great name.
Lovely little parcel delivered by the postie yesterday morning - thank you Gandalady, thank you Eva and thankyou Eva's sister!
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