By Catharina van den Bosch | Founder/Director
Abraham's Oasis is always trying hard to prevent abandonment of babies and one effective method is to assist families to keep the babies and work hard to solve the problems which could lead to abandonment.
One risk factor is if there is more than one baby. Sometimes the mother is not able to produce enough breastmill due to sickness or other problems. The cost of baby formula is also prohibitive so the family panics and often chose to abandon these babies or favor one over the other.
Little 5 day old twin babies, Arsema and Abel, were referred to us as the mother had been admitted to hospital due to some medical problems and she panicked when she realized she was unable to feed her babies.
We assisted her with baby formula and clothes, gave her training on how to prepare the milk and keep the bottles as well as the babies clean. We did regular follow-up to make sure the milk was used appropriately and the babies were growing well.
What a joy to see these little ones develop and bringing joy instead of sorrow to their family.
Thank you for life saving assistance!
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