Saving mothers and babies from dying during childbirth in Darfur – latest update from the field
More women die in childbirth than at any other time When KIDS FOR KIDS founder Patricia Parker MBE sat with the women in Darfur’s remote villages, they told her their biggest fear was childbirth. The thought of young mothers dying, leaving their children orphaned, because of the lack of basic medical care, made Patricia look at what would be the most effective way of helping, in the village itself. “Our whole ethos is to address problems at grass roots level, so that we prevent major catastrophes” said Patricia. Villages have no health care. At best, when there is obstructed labour, Traditional Birth Attenders deliver the baby by rope – which is as dangerous as it sounds. The alternative is for a mother in labour to travel by donkey – or a stretcher between two donkeys – to the nearest hospital. This can be a journey of many miles. There are no roads. Rural hospitals are limited in what they can do, with few facilities for operations. If there is no medical intervention, a woman is at risk, if she survives, Read more…
