AGDAO Prenatals...

YES! Agdao prenatals are still in fuLL swing! Every thursday myself along with 2 or 3 (sometimes 4) others serve the impoverished people of Agdao with free prenatal and baby check-ups. This also gives the women, who would otherwise deliver at home or in the less-than-desirable public hospital, a chance to deliver their babies at Mercy Maternity Center! I think we've had about 6 women since August deliver at Mercy! We're planning yet another "buntis party" (party for the preggies) this coming Dec.18 - my very last opportunity to see these women, as i'll be flying home Dec.23rd. It's sad, but past and present patients have all been invited for a last hurrah. The exciting part is that Agdao Clinic will not fade away after I leave. The new girLs that have been helping me out since September are willing to continue overseeing it!! Which puts my heart at ease, the women of Agdao will be left in very capable hands.

Here are a few shots of the clinic, the first Beth is helping the patient to hear her baby's heartbeat through the fetoscope, and the second shows Bethany playing with the children- who are pretending to be pregnant!!