This is Infamia. She is 19 years old, and lives in rural Guatemala with her husband and her two-year-old child.
Infamia is 34 weeks pregnant. Our medical partner, Wuqu’ Kawoq (WK) explains that Infamia currently faces severe complications with her pregnancy. “She has had vaginal hemorrhage, lower back pain, and pain in the abdomen.”
On top of her health complications, Infamia’s husband and mother-in-law want her to give birth at home, which is putting undue pressure on her. WK tells us that that is inadvisable. “Her life and her baby’s life are in danger if she chooses to give birth at home,” WK explains.
Infamia wants to go to a hospital, but she cannot afford the $377 delivery care cost. She said, “I am a little sad that this is happening, but I want my baby to be healthy and be born in a hospital.”
Luckily, we can help. If Infamia goes to a hospital, WK tells us, “She will receive labs, ultrasounds, and case management to support her in her decision to give birth in a hospital and help the doctors there understand what is causing her complications. She will receive a personalized birth plan, and our medical team will be supporting her, making sure she feels comfortable in the hospital and is receiving the treatment and medications she needs for her and her new child to be as healthy as possible.”
Let’s help raise the funds for Infamia’s treatment, and allow her to give birth safely in a hospital.