Krista and Tim are visiting! And we are very much loving every minute of their stay with us. Krista is a neonatal Intensive care nurse in Regina. On Krista's first visit to Kalomo Hospital we were asked to see two newly born premature babies - both born at 7 months gestation. With no equipment available to pump extra fluids and nutrition into their very tiny bodies (one 900 grams, the other a bit bigger) Krista went to work at teaching the basics on how to get the wee ones to nurse. So n not to tire the wee ones too much the new mom's were taught to supplement with droppers full of breastmilk and with instructions to feed like this every 2 - 3 hours. We went back every day for about 4 days and then skipped a day. After the skipped day the one baby (one in the photo) had died. It was a sad time for Krista. Why do such things happen? Kalomo Hospital does not have enough resources. They have skilled staff - although clearly not enough of them at times....Why does Kalomo Hospital not have enough resources? It doesn't take much research to find that out....I'll leave you to that. In Regina, this baby likely would still be alive.
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