Kobugabe is a 26-year-old mother from Uganda who is currently pregnant with her third child. Because of an incompletely healed perineal tear, which occurred during the delivery of her second child, Kobugabe is seeking to deliver her child through a caesarean section to avoid another tear.
A perineal tear is a spontaneous laceration of the skin between the vagina and the anus; these tears occur mainly as a result of vaginal childbirth. Kobugabe went back to the hospital for repair after delivering her second child, a big baby. However, “she is pregnant again before she is fully healed from perineal tear repair,” says our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF).
AMHF tells us that Kobugabe is a housewife and digs to get food for her family. “Her husband owns a small shop where he earns little income, which cannot meet all the needs of his family.” Her husband brought her to the hospital, seeking help from Watsi after hearing about it from a friend.
With $270, Kobugabe will deliver her baby safely; the C-Section will ensure that she does not have another perineal tear. “I am going to do my best to make sure I don’t get another pregnancy before I heal,” Kobugabe says of life after her surgery. She wishes to regain enough energy to start working for her children and family.