This is a report from Keiju Medical Center. Despite the disaster, the hospital staff is handling all types of deliveries as usual, including vaginal deliveries, painless deliveries, and C-sections.
The other day, a patient who underwent emergency surgery for a laceration of the birth canal returned safely to the ward the next day. She is nursing and changing diapers early, and her milk production is good. She continues to be anemic, but is able to walk. However, it is expected to take some time for the anemia to improve, so discharge was postponed. Although she was somewhat disappointed, she is actively caring for the baby. The baby sleeps soundly during the day and even falls asleep during breastfeeding. His sleeping face is so cute and tiny arms and legs soothe us as well. The baby’s examination went without a hitch.
The patient, who had been admitted to the hospital with an insufficient amniotic fluid, went into labor in the afternoon. The hospital staff was busy preparing the operating room and attending to the patient, while HuMA midwives were on call and watching over other babies.
The baby was delivered painlessly after 3:00 a.m. as planned, and both mother and child are doing well. It was a moment of relief, at least for us, to know that a new life had been born.
Other pregnant women in the hospital are also progressing well.
Hospital staff are working hard even though their homes have been affected by the disaster and are forced to keep busy with supporters and interviews every day. We are making sure that we, supporters are thoroughly signing up with each other so that we do not become the cause of fatigue. There is still a lot of anxiety at night, and some staff members are sleeping in their clothes. They told us about the difficult situation immediately after the earthquake and the restoration status of Nanao City. The infrastructure of Nanao City is recovering, but water is still cut off in some areas and buildings. However, within the hospital, water for daily use has been restored in both the main and new buildings, and toilets and showers can finally be used.
The HuMA team working in Suzu City continues today to improve the environment of evacuation centers and provide traveling medical care.
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| Thank you very much for your donation of futons. There was nothing to control the injuries at the time of the disaster, and we were able to replace the blood-stained bedding with new ones! | Providing hygiene instruction to home evacuees with donated hand towels |