Leomo and Lengai
Leomo, the smallest of the twins was admitted to the hospital a few hours after they arrived at Neema. His hemoglobin level is low as well as his oxygen saturation. He is being kangarooed by one of our nannies who is with him.
Two new babies came to Neema Village – tiny twin Maasai boys. Lengai weighs 2 kg (4.4 lbs) and Leomo weighs just 1.4 kg (3 lbs). They were born November 1 and they are very, very small. Tragically, their young mother passed away. She complained of a severe headache, and the village rushed her to the hospital where doctors preformed a cesarean section. She died three days later. We strongly suspect eclampsia – a condition that is so often preventable with proper training – is what stole this mama from her babies and from her four other children. It is a heartbreaking reminder of why we do this work. We are hosting a Save the Mothers seminar this week and pre-eclampsia has just recently been added to the curriculum. This family is from a village at the base of Mt. Kilimanjaro and we had already targeted this village for one of our next Save the Mother Seminars. We are too late for this mama and our hearts are broken. But we will keep working to save others. Baba (Father) and Bibi (Grandmother) are welcome to come anytime and visit these sweet boys. They will take them home when they are bigger and stronger. Please pray for this family and for the mamas we are working to save.