{"id":989,"date":"2013-11-13T14:21:35","date_gmt":"2013-11-13T14:21:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/?p=989"},"modified":"2013-11-13T14:21:35","modified_gmt":"2013-11-13T14:21:35","slug":"the-work-of-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/am\/the-work-of-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Work of God"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two of our staff go out into the rural areas around Soddo every week to deliver much needed prenatal care. \u00a0Over 95% of women in rural Ethiopia will deliver their baby with no professional attendant &#8211; midwife, nurse, or doctor. \u00a0Even more than that will have no prenatal care at all. \u00a0These are the reasons that we continue to see high maternal mortality and neonatal mortality in this country. \u00a0(A woman aged 15 has a one in 67 chance of dying in childbirth. \u00a0In the US, it is one in 2,400.)<\/p>\n<p>Well our staff are doing something about it! \u00a0Every week, Sophie and Jodi head out &#8220;into the bush&#8221; to tend to these pregnant ladies. \u00a0Women come from all over, and line up to see them. \u00a0Occasionally, they will see a critically ill mom who needs prompt attention &#8211; those get referred on to the hospital. \u00a0One such woman came last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Her complaint was that &#8220;water was coming out,&#8221; and indeed she had what we call &#8220;premature rupture of membranes&#8221; &#8211; her water broke too early. \u00a0She was only seven months pregnant. \u00a0Not only that, but she had lost two babies before. \u00a0Both at exactly the same time &#8211; seven months.<\/p>\n<p>They loaded her up in the car, and brought her straight to Soddo Christian Hospital. \u00a0She was seen by Dr. Mark Karnes, our obstetrician, but the situation looked grim. \u00a0She was admitted, but a few days later went from bad to worse. \u00a0She abrupted her placenta (where the placenta tears away from the uterus), and began hemorrhaging. \u00a0It required an emergency C-section. \u00a0(Dangerous for mom because of the bleeding. \u00a0Dangerous for baby because these little ones often don&#8217;t have developed enough lungs to survive once they are out of the womb. \u00a0They lack something called surfactant which keeps the air sacs open in the lungs. \u00a0Fortunately, if the mom receives steroids in the hospital, this problem can be helped.)<\/p>\n<p>A beautiful little girl was born, weighing less than three pounds, but breathing on her own &#8211; only occasionally requiring oxygen support. \u00a0Her mom couldn&#8217;t be more thrilled, and is cuddling her close to her body to keep her warm. \u00a0Something that is called &#8220;Kangaroo Care.&#8221; \u00a0 And the new little one&#8217;s name says it all &#8211; Yabsera. \u00a0Literally &#8220;the work of God&#8221;.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_990\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-990\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1451379_10153488011450584_1425619373_n.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-990\" alt=\"Proud mom snuggling with her new little girl.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1451379_10153488011450584_1425619373_n-225x300.jpg\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1451379_10153488011450584_1425619373_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.soddo.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/1451379_10153488011450584_1425619373_n.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-990\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Proud mom snuggling with her new little girl.<\/figcaption><\/figure>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two of our staff go out into the rural areas around Soddo every week to deliver much needed prenatal care. 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