News & Updates

August 2020 Updates

10 babies were enrolled (5 orphans, 1 set of triplets, and 2 babies of moms with no breast milk) 2 women were enrolled Nurses visited 190 babies and women 1 baby (a triplet) died from malaria Baby Admission Story. Lufeyo was the second child of Mwaiwawo.  Mom and baby made…

Innocent

Angela was a healthy 23-year-old, pregnant with her second baby. The midwife notes and lab results in her prenatal booklet foretold an uneventful labor and delivery. When her contractions started, Angela arrived at the health clinic with the trepidation that is universal among laboring women, but she reassured herself. This…

July Updates

In July 5 babies were enrolled into our program (3 orphaned infants, 1 baby with a mother in ICU, and 1 baby whose mother was not producing breast milk). One woman with severe anemia was enrolled in our mother care program. Malawian nurses visited 216 woman and infants in their…

In Elizabeth’s Words

Elizabeth is one of the nurses who works for Joyful Motherhood. I asked her to tell us about her work and this is what she said….. I enjoy my job because of the care we provide. After enrolling babies we follow up with them in their homes. One interesting thing…

June Updates

In June nurses admitted 11 babies (4 orphans, 1 set of triplets, 3 babies whose mothers did not produce breast milk, and 1 baby whose mother developed postpartum psychosis). The mother suffering from postpartum psychosis was also admitted into our program. Our team visited 227 babies and critically ill postpartum…

May Updates

In May nurses admitted 8 infants (3 orphans (includes a set of twins), 3 babies whose mothers were not producing breast milk, and 2 babies of critically ill mothers). One postpartum woman with a severe infection was admitted. Nurses visited a total of 221 mothers and infants over the course…

April Updates

In April Joyful Motherhood nurses admitted 5 babies (including, four orphans (two were a set of twins), and one baby whose mother was not producing breast milk). Two women were admitted into the program due to severe postpartum infections. The team visited 215 women and babies in their communities and…

March 2020

In March 11 babies were enrolled for support in our program (including 3 orphans, 3 sets of triplets, 1 baby with hydrocephalus, and 1 baby whose mother was not producing breast milk). Two sick women were enrolled. Nurses visited 194 babies and 23 sick women after delivery. Nurses distributed 595…