Niwamanya is a 19-year-old woman from Uganda who lives with a family of eight. Her husband finds work fixing electric poles and other handy work as it comes. Niwamanya is currently pregnant with her first child.
Our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF), shares that upon examination at the High Risk Pregnancy Clinic, Niwamanya was found to have a contracted pelvis.
According to AMHF, “Niwamanya is about 36 weeks and needs a caesarian section to deliver her baby safely. If she does not undergo a c-section, Niwamanya is at risk of uterine and vaginal damage such as a ruptured uterus or fistula. She could also lose her child.”
For $160, Niwamanya will undergo a Cesarean section. This amount will also fund all of Niwamanya’s hospital care, including a four day stay after she delivers her baby. AMHF expects that with this treatment, both Niwamanya and her child will be healthy, explaining, “an elective Caesarian section is the safest way for Niwamanya to have her baby.”
Niwamanya shares, “I am worried about my health and that of my baby. I leave it to the doctors to help me.”