First day on the ward in Mbale. It ended up being an 11 hour work day.
In the morning, Sarah did a beautiful catch, but the baby wouldn't breathe on his own. We resuscitated the baby for an hour, and finally he started breathing, but he's still not 100% -- he's in the special care nursery, receiving oxygen, which is about all that can be done for him. While we were busy with the resuscitation, we missed a twin birth, but we got to see the beautiful twins later on.
Our afternoon saw a mini-shoulder-dystocia followed by a PPH, while simultaneously a woman delivered a hand-presentation (hand first!) while waiting for an emergency cesarean. She ended up needing a manual removal of her placenta. It certainly kept us on our toes as we ran back and forth between the two ladies; fortunately both of their babies are thriving, and both ladies were stable.
Just a short post today; there's a thunderstorm and I'm not sure how much longer the electricity will last.
-Lyanne and Sarah
I remember those afternoon thunderstorms! They usually hit around 3 pm, didn't usually last too long. The skies there are beautiful!
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