Saving Babies and Mothers in Malawi
“A recent study has shown that the Area 25 health centre managed to reduce stillbirth and early neonatal death rates by a further 82% since the collaboration with PeriGen. Thanks to PeriGen’s technology, they are delivering more healthy babies and helping to improve the odds for better health outcomes for new babies in Malawi.”
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Meet Linda. Linda is healthy three-month-old baby who was born in Malawi. If it wasn’t for PeriGen’s technology, a Halma company based in North Carolina, US, she wouldn’t have survived the birth.
Linda’s mum, Excyna, is a nurse at the Bwaila Fistula Centre in Lilongwe, the bustling capital of Malawi. At 38 weeks pregnant, she finished a night shift feeling unusually tired. Her colleague noticed she was looking particularly unwell and suggested an ultrasound to check on baby Linda. It showed dangerously low fluid in the womb, a crucial factor for a baby’s health and development. Low fluid levels late in pregnancy may indicate complications and could necessitate early delivery.
Worried about her and her baby’s well-being, Excyna went to the Area 25 Health Centre, a public hospital for women’s health, for further monitoring. Upon examination, it was decided that labour needed to be induced. Excyna’s labour didn’t progress very well, and baby Linda’s vitals started to decline. PeriGen’s technology immediately notified the medical staff of an urgent requirement for a caesarean to ensure baby Linda’s survival. Less than an hour later Linda was born safely.
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