Share the Love, Save Lives: A Mother’s Day Tribute
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Serving homes as far as 60 km (37.3 miles) away, Mutambara Mission Hospital in Zimbabwe is home to a “Waiting Mothers” unit where expecting mothers can come to receive care in the final trimester of their pregnancy.
The Waiting Mothers unit provides a safe, clean space where women can receive prenatal care such as dietary monitoring, prenatal vitamins, childcare counseling, and social support from doctors, nurses, midwives, and other expecting mothers.
Staying at the Waiting Mothers unit ensures that these women can have a safe hospital birth rather than giving birth alone in homes or traveling a great distance while in labor.
Recently, there were 67 women staying in the 48-bed facility. Many of these 8 to 9 month pregnant women were sleeping on makeshift mattresses between and under other beds. Despite the cramped facilities, the women gave The United Methodist Great Plains delegation a very warm welcome – dancing and singing traditional Shona welcoming songs in a celebration of togetherness. - by Ashley Gish
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