Project Report
| Oct 22, 2015
1,000 Women will Receive Care!
By Ashley Pugh | Program Officer
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Mother Awaiting Antenatal Care
Dear HOPE Supporter,
Thank you for your continued support of our critical maternal health projects. We have exciting news to announce! Beginning this month, we are embarkng on a new project that will provide 1,000 women with antenatal care, postnatal care, care for her newborn, and all at-risk mothers with safe delivery. All 1,000 women will be invited to give birth at HOPE Hospital, but for those who wish to give birth at home, we will connect them with one of our graduating midwives to ensure she is safe. Mothers having birth at home with a midwife will receive a clean birth kit as well as a device that detects post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) to warn the woman and her midwife that she needs to seek medical attention in the event of PPH. This is a continuation of the project we completed in 2014 where we had provided 500 women with safe antenatal care and deivery, which was extremely successful. This project however encompasses many more services and additional care. All mothers will be throoughly educated on safe pregnancy, delivery and newborn care. Thank you again for making our work possible.
Sincerely,
Ashley Pugh
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May 1, 2015
Increase in Emergency Care: Saving Mother's Lives
By Ashley Pugh | Program Officer
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This woman is receiving antenatal care.
Dear HOPE Supporter,
The numbers don't lie: we are saving more women's lives than ever before. From the start of this year until now, we have provided 31 cesarean sections, In a population whee over 90% of women have birth at home, one can only imagine how little women come for emergency obstetric care, as the distance is too great and the decision at home is made too late for her life to be saved. This indicates that more women are being educated on healthy pregnancy and delivery by our staff, and more women are receiving antenatal care. During their antenatal care visits are they informed whether they are having a high-risk pregnancy. Mothers are being informed and having the ability, for the first time, to make an informed decision regarding their health, and the health of their baby. Rural mothers are planning their births and taking precautions when necessary to ensure their safety. We have never seen so many women seeking this care at our hospital before, and that is how we know progress is being made.
Thank you for your support in ensuring these rural mothers have access to care and information. Because of you we are truly empowering these women while facilitating healthy families.
Best Regards,
Ashley Pugh
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Dec 30, 2014
A New Maternity Care Corner at HOPE!
By Ashley Pugh | Program Officer
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HOPE Maternity Care Corner
Dear HOPE Supporter,
Thank you for your support in providing safe delivery for rural mothers in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. We are excited to announce that due to a successful project whereby we were able to increase the amount of pregnant mothers who receive antenatal care and those who chose a skilled attendant for her delivery, we opened a HOPE Maternity Care Corner. This Maternity Care Corner is open 24 hours a day with two employees staffing this, providing: pregnant women enrollment, counseling on dos and don'ts of pregnancy and postpartum period, providing supplementation, ANC visit scheduling and calling patients for follow-up and visit reminders. All of these activities, particularly receiving proper education on safe delivery and care for themselves and their newborns, all encourage the utilization of a trained medical professional for delivery. Particularly, if the expectant mother receives an ultrasound during her antenatal care checks and it denotes that she is bearing a high-risk pregnancy, the mother is much more likely to make the critical decision to receive the care she needs in a medical facility. For those mothers who cannot afford the care she requires for a safe delivery, we turn to supporters like you who give her and her baby a fighting chance.
Thank you for your continued support.
Sincerely,
Ashley Pugh
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