Preparation for surgery of Annet Namata. Dr. Gordon Mayengo - Clinical Director and Medical Director at Ntwetwe Health Centre and assistant midwife Janet Olivia Malumaga and Annet Abdago.
The small clinic has been equipped with an operating theatre and the medical team are able to perform a Caesarean to get the baby out. The theatre still lacks running water and electricity¸ but at least there is equipment to perform life-saving surgery.
Overcrowded in the patient corridor. The pregnant women share space with each other while waiting for them to be investigated or that the contractions will begin. The midwife Juliet Nassahi check the drip for the malaria-affected pregnant women.
Rachel Kawala¸ 20¸ lost her baby¸ they had to do a emergency caesarean section but the baby survived only a few hours. 20-year-old Rachel Kawala has undergone three births¸ but only one child surveyed.
The midwife Ann Adongo giving birth to a baby to 18 year old Sharoni Babirye. It´s her first child¸ she previous pregnancy ended in miscarriage. They had to travel an hour on a motorcycle to get to the clinic in Ntwetwe. She was assisted by her mother¸ Angela Nyanzoga.
The road to Ntwetwe Health Centre outside the village Kibodja in western Uganda.
Annet Namatas newly delivered son.
Midwife Juliet Nassahi examines Precious Nyangoma. While Annet Namata awaits the medicine in order to be operated.
For Jane Makayima, there is no time for recovery. As soon as Jane Makayima have delivered her babe she was discharge and embark on a motorcycle taxi back home.The delivery room is crowded and needs all the room for new deliveries.
