{"id":14,"date":"2011-02-22T12:55:38","date_gmt":"2011-02-22T12:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/meghanhofto\/?p=14"},"modified":"2015-05-23T13:30:11","modified_gmt":"2015-05-23T13:30:11","slug":"a-day-on-ob","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inmedblogs.us\/meghanhofto\/2011\/02\/22\/a-day-on-ob\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day On OB"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Today was one of those days when we were pretty much busy all day, but we didn\u2019t really do much.\u00a0 It started out with no water again, but we were expecting it when last night the water began to only trickle out.\u00a0 I\u2019m on OB this week, which really just means c-sections and anything gynecological.\u00a0 The women who deliver vaginally are usually taken care of by the nurses, unless there is some complication.\u00a0 We rounded, checked on the labor ward, got our morning chai from the kitchens, checked on the labor ward, saw OB clinic patients, checked on the labor ward (we had one patient that really wasn\u2019t progressing; we finally broke her water just before lunch).\u00a0 After lunch (during which time the water came back), we had 2 deliveries back to back, and I played pediatrician again to take care of the babies.\u00a0 Both did very well, so there wasn\u2019t much to do except examine them, then wrap them up.<\/p>\n

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The nurses all started laughing at me when I talked to the newborns.\u00a0 I know they can\u2019t understand me, but the tone of voice can be heard and soothing in this scary new world, right?\u00a0 Oh well, I liked talking to them, and they didn\u2019t cry at the sound of my voice so that\u2019s all that matters.\u00a0 After some more clinic patients (and a failed attempt to make a breech baby go the right way), it was time to go home.\u00a0 I had ample free time today to take lots of pictures in the hospital and listen to the service given by the hospital chaplains on the female surgical ward.\u00a0 It was another intro to Christianity kind of talk, and most of the women on the ward raised their hands to pray to accept Jesus into their hearts.\u00a0 It was a pretty interesting thing to see, not having been raised in the tradition of altar calls; I\u2019m not used to witnessing that particular type of service. \u00a0The hospital chaplains here take their jobs very seriously, and they do their best to reach all the patients.<\/p>\n

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Tonight we hosted dinner for some of the Kenyans who have had us over for meals.\u00a0 I\u2019ll think there were 12 people altogether\u2026I\u2019m not sure how we all fit inside! \u00a0No goat for dinner tonight, but I don\u2019t think anyone was disappointed.\u00a0 Hosting dinner is a big affair, as we have to have rice and cabbage (or some other vegetable), meat of some sort (we made a sausage, potato, and bean stew), and chai to follow.\u00a0 I also made pumpkin bread to use up the last of the big pumpkin we were given a while ago, and it was a big hit. \u00a0Thankfully all the food turned out well, even though I don\u2019t think any of us have ever cooked for that many people!\u00a0 The power started to flicker right after everyone left, and due to peculiarities in the wiring system (or something, we\u2019re not exactly sure why) every time the power went out the tap on the sink gave off really bad electrical shocks if touched.\u00a0 It made doing dishes pretty interesting, but we\u2019re told that it won\u2019t cause bad power problems and that we don\u2019t have to worry about the house burning down or anything.\u00a0 There is always something going on here!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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