Meet Kyompeire, a 24-year-old expectant mother from Uganda.
“Kyompeire is eight months pregnant,” reports our medical partner, African Mission Healthcare Foundation (AMHF). “After undergoing several medical tests Kyompeire was found to have macrosomia and advised to have an elective C-section to deliver the baby safely. She is weak and often has fainting spells.”
Macromosomia literally means “big baby”. When the baby is significantly larger than average before delivery, as is the case with Kyompeire’s, it can cause complications for mother and baby during delivery. There is also an increased risk of health complications for the baby after birth. With a C-section, however, doctors will make an incision in Kyompeire’s abdomen and uterus to safely remove the baby without the danger of a natural birth.
Kyompeire lost her job as a teacher when she could no longer bear the stress of standing for such long hours. Her husband’s farmer salary is not much to support their small family as well as his brothers and sisters. Together they cannot afford the operation.
$160 will cover the costs of the surgery and ensure that Kyompeire gets the care she needs to bring her baby into the world safely.
“My prayer is to save me and my baby from danger,” shares Kyompeire.