Triplets Stella, Eunice and Joseph each weighed about 2lbs at birth. Their parents were already struggling at the edge of survival and now suddenly there were three additional children to feed. It was not uncommon that an entire day would…
Six month old twins Nkanzo and Pemphero are healthy beneficiaries of Joyful Motherhood. Years before their birth, their Malawian parents moved across the border to Mozambique in search of a better life. They settled there and had five children together.…
When her daughter married and moved to a village some distance from her own, Ana Andrew’s grandmother said goodbye with a mixture of joy and sorrow. Neither owned a phone and so time passed without any communication. After almost a…
Brightwell was born just across the border in Mozambique. His mother died silently at home moments after his birth. Understanding the fragility of the life in their hands, her relatives brought Brightwell to the closest hospital that very day. The…
Takonda is pictured here with Nitta’s (one of our nurses). Takonda’s mother bled to death just after delivering her, leaving Takonda and two other young children motherless. Takonda and her two year old brother now live with their maternal aunt. …
17 Babies were admitted in July. The mothers of 13 of these babies died just after their births. The mothers of 4 of these babies are not producing any milk, including 1 set of premature twins. Nurses visited 155 babies…
Chisomo weighed less than 5lbs at birth and his mother died just moments after his first cry. His low birth weight and his status as an orphan meant that from day one, Chisomo was much more likely to die in…
