Prize is a 17-year-old young woman who lives in a rural village in Uganda. She and her aunt are farmers who grow maize, groundnuts, and potatoes. She enjoys praising God, listening to radio programs, and watching netball at the primary school in her village.
Prize is pregnant. Recently, she visited our medical partner’s care center, Bwindi Community Hospital. Unfortunately, an ultrasound revealed that her umbilical cord was wrapped around her baby’s neck. Her doctors consider her pregnancy to be high-risk, and they recommend that she receive medical attention before, during, and after labor to ensure a safe delivery.
On December 3, Prize will begin to receive supplements and attend antenatal checkups and health education classes. She will deliver her baby in the hospital, and her baby will be examined by a midwife. After birth, Prize and her baby will be monitored by the hospital staff.
Prize’s family is co-paying $8 of her treatment cost, but they need help to raise an additional $241. After she delivers safely, she hopes to nurse her baby and send him or her to school.
“I thank the donors for supporting my hospital delivery,” says Prize. “How I wish that many mothers who can’t afford hospital deliveries or even prenatal clinics could be supported. May God bless the donors.”