(12 Oct 2024)
KENYA MATERNAL HEALTH DEVICE
SOURCE: ASSOCIATED PRESS
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ASSOCIATED PRESS
Namanga, Kenya - 20 September 2024
1. Various of Namuyak Tajiri, mother of 9, looking after her livestock with her son
2. Close of Tajiri's feet
3. Tajiri walking to her house
4. SOUNDBITE (Maasai) Namuyak Tajiri, a pregnant mother of 9:
"I was expecting twins during my third pregnancy. However, when I delivered at home, only one of the babies survived. Tragically, the other passed away. Looking back, I realise that if I had gone for an ultrasound scan, I could have possibly saved that baby's life."
5. Various of a trained midwife examining Tajiri's belly
6. SOUNDBITE (Maasai) Namuyak Tajiri, a pregnant mother of 9:
"In our tribe, we never truly recognized the importance of ultrasound scans. It wasn’t something we valued or understood the need for."
7. Various of Tajiri being examined
8. Various of Tajiri fetching water
9. Various of Tajiri's children playing
10. SOUNDBITE (Maasai) Namuyak Tajiri, a pregnant mother of 9:
"Since I started going for scans, I am now happy to know that my unborn twins are healthy and doing well. I’ve even begun preparing for their arrival by shopping for them. Being more informed about their due date has given me peace of mind, and I feel much more prepared for their birth."
11. Various of Tajiri and her children
12. Various of Salome Waiyaki, 32 year old mother of two walking to hospital
13. Various of Dorothy Kwamboka, a nurse at Namanga Health Centre, setting up a portable ultrasound device
14. Various of Kwamboka examining Waiyaki's belly
15. Close of an ultrasound scan of Waiyaki's belly
16. SOUNDBITE (English) Dorothy Kwamboka, a nurse at Namanga Health Centre:
"We have women who come from very far, so transport is a big issue. So it forces us to go with the portable machine there even though sometimes we can go there, if you have so many mothers, due to electricity problems, you are unable to do many (scans). And then again, financial constraints, there are those who say maybe they are not able to pay."
17. Various of Kwamboka examining Waiyaki's belly
18. SOUNDBITE (English) Dorothy Kwamboka, a nurse at Namanga Health Centre:
“There are those who believe that they are not supposed to know anything until they wait until the last day when the baby comes. And because of that you get many mothers getting issues because the scan was very important to know if there was any problem earlier so that it can be solved, but because of the cultural beliefs, it hinders."
19. Wide of Waiyaki after the scan
20. SOUNDBITE (English) Salome Waiyaki, 32-year-old mother of two:
“My second pregnancy had complications, most of the time, ok, to the end and I feel if I was frequent at that time maybe it would be detected early. So I chose this one. I will be more frequent and I will be more cautious and I will be more diligent so that I can avoid anything that would be, I would be helped early or better."
21. Various of a midwife examining the belly of a pregnant woman
22. Wide of Paul Odhiambo, Project Officer at Amref International University, walking
23. SOUNDBITE (English) Paul Odhiambo, Project Officer at Amref International University:
“The WHO recommends at least eight antenatal care visits and since we started using the community health promoters to sensitize the community and inform them about the importance of early antenatal care initiation, we have seen a rise in the number of women completing the antenatal care visits and also going for the ultrasound scans in the facility."
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