17..18..19..

this is a bit late.. but havent had the best internet connection here in bangladesh. so these were some of my last deliveries when i was in Tanzania..

Delivery #17

It was my last week in Tanzania and I was excited to do a delivery. We had just arrived there and went to go look for a woman who was progressing. I saw a nurse with one of the woman who was 10 centimeters. I asked if I could do the delivery and nurse was relieved I was taking over the delivery. The first thing I noticed about the woman was that she had FGM (female genital mutilation) but it didn’t prevent the baby from coming and the head was crowning. The baby came out quick and cried right away. It was a beautiful baby girl and was caught up in the moment. She was a perfect little girl with the cutest cry. i got the name Lauren for her which means “victorious” ..1 John 5:4 “for everyone born of God overcomes the world. This is the victory that has overcome the world, even our faith.”

This particular delivery really got to me as our intercession focus later on that week was on female genital mutilation in developing nations and as I remembered the face of the mom as she held her baby girl. She was beautiful as her eyes lit up and a smile spread across her face as she looked at me with gratitude. I couldn’t help but think of the future of this baby girl and whether she would have to go through the same thing her mother did. I prayed and continue to pray that there would be education on female genital mutilation for these people and their communities. That the next generation wouldn’t have to go through the same thing their mothers did.

Delivery #18

This delivery was pretty quick..i came upon her during 2nd stage and the baby came out pretty quickly.. I think mostly because she had 8 previous pregnancies. She had a very quick and good delivery and the baby had an APGAR score of 8/10… she only had a blood loss of 50 ml. with a perfect perineum. I got the name Rebecca for her which means steadfast and faithful…1 corinthians 15:58 “be steadfast, unmovable and always abounding in the work of the Lord.” I prayed that she would grow to be an influencer and loner of her eternal father.

Delivery #19

This was my last day in the labour room and I came upon the woman in the morning.. she was really tired of pushing but I came back at 12:20pm when I saw the head coming. The baby was a bit flat on arrival and there was lots of meconium staining…so we did deep suction and baby’s lung sounds improved.. the baby had an APGAR score of 5/9 considering the condition of the baby when it first came out was not good. She expelled completely with no tears. The baby was 2.8 kg and I got the name Peter for him meaning “rock of strength” Psalm 62:7 “God is my salvation and glory” prayed that he would grow to be a man of strength in God.