New Maternity Ward Ensures Safe Delivery

Posted on May 28, 2015

New Maternity Ward Ensures Safe Delivery
Joseph was born May 13, 2015, in the new maternity ward at Neno District Hospital in Neno, Malawi.

When 35-year-old Thoko* was pregnant with her fourth child, she and her sister walked to Malawi’s Neno District Hospital to make sure she could deliver her baby safely. The trip took three-and-a-half hours from her home in Makupe Village.

Thoko stayed in the hospital’s new maternity ward for a week before giving birth to a son named Joseph earlier this month. The antenatal care she received prior to delivery helped ensure she and her baby are healthy and thriving.

Thoko’s previous three deliveries took place in the hospital’s old maternity ward, where there wasn’t enough space for women to stay prior to giving birth. Sadly, two of those children have since passed away.

Thoko and her husband, both subsistence farmers, are happy to welcome Joseph, and are proud and thankful for the care Partners In Health and the hospital have provided.

*Name has been changed to protect privacy
 

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