Project Report
| Mar 30, 2016
This Woman and her Baby were Saved
By Ashley Pugh | Program Officer
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An Educated Mother and her Newborn
Dear HOPE Supporter,
Thank you for your continued support of our work. I wanted to share with you a special story. Just last week I was visiting our projects and speaking to members in the community. The woman pictured here proudly came out of her home to let me know that she received an emergency cesarean section for her baby that she was holding. When I spoke with the translator as to how she knew she should go to the hospital, she informed me that HOPE's field workers had spoken to her about the importance of taking action during prolonged labor. She then sought care and her and her baby are doing great today. This story demonstrates to us that women just need the knowledge that is so critical to their and their baby's lives, and if they have the knowledge, they will do what is necessary. There is nothing more beautiful than a mother who is boastful that she knew what action to take during her labor, that would save her and her child's life and prevent morbidities such as obstetric fistula. Thank you for supporting such a life-saving project.
Sincerely,
Ashley Pugh
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Jan 19, 2016
Mothers Receiving ANC for 1st Time!
By Ashley Pugh | Program Officer
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Rojina Receiving ANC
Dear HOPE Supporter,
Thank you for your continued support of providing women in need with safe pregnancy and delivery care. I wanted to introduce to you Rojina, who is having her third baby but receiving antenatal care for the first time:
Rojina Akhter is twenty-five years old and expecting her third baby. She has not received antenatal care services for her past two pregnancies as she and her husband feared the cost.Friends and family told her they did not know the need for the services and she would be fine without them. She became aware of the services HOPE is providing to pregnant women through a friend who is also enrolled in the program and fortunately, lives in close proximity to the hospital and is able to travel with minimal obstacles. Thus far the doctor has expressed to her the importance of antenatal care, her birth options, and the schedule for her visits to HOPE Hospital. She feels educated on her pregnancy and is now able to make informed decisions regarding her and her baby's health.
Thank you for your support and making our work possible.
Sincerely,
Ashley Pugh
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Oct 22, 2015
1,000 Women will Receive Care!
By Ashley Pugh | Program Officer
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Mother Awaiting Antenatal Care
Dear HOPE Supporter,
Thank you for your continued support of our critical maternal health projects. We have exciting news to announce! Beginning this month, we are embarkng on a new project that will provide 1,000 women with antenatal care, postnatal care, care for her newborn, and all at-risk mothers with safe delivery. All 1,000 women will be invited to give birth at HOPE Hospital, but for those who wish to give birth at home, we will connect them with one of our graduating midwives to ensure she is safe. Mothers having birth at home with a midwife will receive a clean birth kit as well as a device that detects post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) to warn the woman and her midwife that she needs to seek medical attention in the event of PPH. This is a continuation of the project we completed in 2014 where we had provided 500 women with safe antenatal care and deivery, which was extremely successful. This project however encompasses many more services and additional care. All mothers will be throoughly educated on safe pregnancy, delivery and newborn care. Thank you again for making our work possible.
Sincerely,
Ashley Pugh
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