LATEST NEWS FROM KIVULINI MATERNITY CENTRE
Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre is located in rural Northern Tanzania, near the city of Arusha. It opened officially in June 2018, and provides a spectrum of good, evidence-based maternal healthcare services. These include antenatal care, intrapartum care, postnatal care and comprehensive family planning counselling and treatment. 24-hour Comprehensive Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care (CEmONC) is available on site.
At Kivulini Maternity Centre, Maternity Africa also provides surgery for ladies suffering from obstetric fistula and other birth-induced injuries.
Kivulini Maternity Centre is equipped with its own laboratory, theatre, pharmacy, wards accommodating up to 56 beds, administrative offices and staff accommodation.
Thanks to the kindness of Maternity Africa’s generous donors, all of the services are provided free of charge to the vulnerable and marginalised women and girls of childbearing age treated at Kivulini Maternity Centre.
Please read some of the latest stories from Kivulini Maternity Centre below.
Fistula treatment: Mariama’s story
My name is Mariama. I had my first pregnancy when I was 16. I started experiencing labour pain three months before due time. It was something scary because at my seventh month I was already experiencing labour pain. One day I felt like the...
A husband adds his support
For various reasons, the attendance of a husband during childbirth is very unusual in Sub-Saharan Africa. However, some come along, and can experience a range of feelings, positive and negative. A helpful research article from BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth concludes...
Maternity Africa goes live with GlobalGiving
Maternity Africa is delighted that GlobalGiving has provided the opportunity to raise funds over the next few weeks with its worldwide funding platform. Donors from all over the world can help Maternity Africa make childbirth safe! Follow the link below. Thank you!...
Eda
Eda is 17 years old, and is the sixth-born in her family. Eda’s father and brother died many years ago. Eda married and lives with her husband. Eda became pregnant and attended the antenatal clinic at Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre. ...
January 2020 – 163 deliveries, new record
Maternity Africa is delighted to announce a new record for monthly deliveries in January 2020 – 163. This is a tremendous outcome, and almost 60% higher than for January 2019 (103). One and a half years since the formal opening of Kivulini Maternity Centre, it is...
What is a fistula as seen in Call the Midwife?
Many people do not fully understand what obstetric fistula is, and how embarrassing or debilitating it can be for many women, sometimes causing them to be ostracized from their families and communities. The excellent television series, Call the Midwife, recently...
Delays in seeking care
A number of reasons influence a woman's choice or ability to seek maternal healthcare on time. Delays can cost a woman her life. Recent research undertaken in Tanzania by International Growth Centre states, 'In exploring the delay in seeking care, an interesting...
Leah getting ready for fistula surgery
Leah is 21 years old. She is one of six siblings, and has a twin. She was adopted by a lady that had no children of her own. However, Leah’s adoptive mother subsequently had a baby, and then she hated Leah. Leah suffered greatly. She managed to...
Celebration of Life Week – with Mary
Mary is 24 years old. She lives with her husband and now has three children. Mary and her husband work in a factory that makes nets. There are many chemicals around, and it is hard work. Mary became pregnant for the third time. She attended a...
Year of the Nurse and the Midwife – 2020
Nurses and midwives play a vital role in providing health services. They are the people who devote their lives to caring for mothers and children. They give lifesaving immunizations and health advice. They look after sick people and generally meet everyday essential...
Neema brought by plane
Neema is 20 years old and was very ill. Three days ago, Flying Medical Service (https://flyingmedicalservice.org/) flew her on a small plane for treatment at Maternity Africa’s Kivulini Maternity Centre. She comes from a remote district some distance away in the...
Young visitors learn about obstetric fistula
Last week, Maternity Africa was delighted to welcome eight girls from The Girls Foundation of Tanzania and Bishop Henry Gogarty Memorial Girls Secondary School in Kilala, Usa River. The girls asked if they could come to learn about obstetric fistula - its causes,...
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