https://youtube/watch?v=6XXcw5uBb4g Did you know a pregnant woman in Uganda has to provide her own maama kit when she goes to the hospital to deliver? If women do not arrive at the hospital with a Maama Kit -- a safe birth kit containing gloves, a sterilized razor blade and a clean plastic sheet on which they can deliver -- doctors cant accommodate them. Women often borrow used gloves and razor blades from other mothers in the ward, leading to the spread of HIV and other diseases. - see huffingtonpost/leila-chirayath-janah/think-you-have-it-tough-t_b_5676086.html for more on this topic. This is why the work of Mercy for Mamas is so crucial. A simple gift of a $7 kit can allow the women to give birth in a hospital or clinic, or if they must give birth at home they have proper sterile supplies. Each mama kit contains plastic sheeting, razor blades, cotton wool (gauze pad), soap, gloves, cord ties, and a child health card. Each kit also includes an instruction sheet in both English and Luganda. All of the supplies are sealed so that they remain sterile until needed. This isnt a Ugandan problem, or an African problem or even a womens problem. Its our problem. Every woman that dies or loses her baby on a threadbare cot in the heart of Uganda, while her sisters on the other side of the world enjoy first-class care, is a threat to our collective humanity.
Posted on: Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:29:11 +0000
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