Tiyamike
Tiyamike is 15months old. She was born prematurely on October 19th 2017 weighing just over 4lbs. Her 22 year old mother hemorrhaged after her delivery and died the same day. As her mother’s body was loaded into a vehicle to…
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Takindwa Black
Takindwa’s mom started her labor at the District Hospital in Malawi. She had had a previous cesarean section so it was important that she labor at a hospital with an operating room. Many women in Malawi labor in rural area…
Niya
Niya is only 16 years old, but several weeks after the birth of her first baby she had surgery for a total hysterectomy. Niya took care of herself during her pregnancy and grew a 8lb 9oz baby. Unfortunately her baby…
September 2018 Activity Report
In September… 9 babies were enrolled. 6 orphans (including a set of triplets), and 3 whose mothers were not producing any breast milk. Nurses visited 139 babies in their homes. Joyful Motherhood is currently following 249 babies 4 women were…
Faith
Faith was born January 28, 2018. Her birth was uneventful and the next day her 23-year-old mother, Salimba, took her home to meet the rest of the family. On February 14th Salimba became ill. Her family says her face and…
Precious
In the face of this beautiful woman you can see lines of grief, determination, and quiet joy. She is holding her grandson Precious who was born on the day her daughter died. Her daughter delivered Precious and then as she…
Juliet
Nineteen year-old Juliet was nearing the end of her pregnancy. She had gone for her prenatal visits at the Mitudu health center, she had taken the antimalarial medications as instructed by the midwife, had the necessary blood work, and regular…
August 2018 Activity Update
In the month of August, 10 infants and 4 women were enrolled in our programs. Of the 10 babies, 5 were orphans, the mother of 1 was critically ill in the ICU, the mother of another prematurely stopped producing breast…