An early start (well, 6am) and a late finish (21.30pm), entailing 4 incredibly grueling hours up to Melamchi, Sindhupalchowk, to check out the Primary health post and the changes a recent placement of student midwives have brought. It was good to see the unit, and really good to see the incredibly productive young doctor in charge. He's brought a huge amount of change in such a short time. I'd like to go into detail, but I don't think I can face it. A few words to describe the day?
Human maracas. Landslide roads. Scrambled brains for breakfast. New faces. App for fathers. Inspired. Basic, but loved. Dreadful lithotomy. Doctors get younger, but more awesome than this? So many plans. Tasty chow mein. Sitting in meeting of foreign language?? Different route back, but lorry after lorry...after lorry... Exhausted. Completely frazzled, and late with plans for Friday's workshop.
Let's hope the dogs don't bark too much tonight.
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| Girls enjoying the sight of wedding festivities across the road. |
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| Joined by Catherine, freelance journalist from India, checking the story of our new midwives, she enjoys snapping some improvised teaching to the community health workers. |
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| Proud father of five girls (and a story to follow) |
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| Because reminder is needed. |
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| Since hosting the student midwives, the ANMs sometimes get the floor mat out and try upright births. |
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| The Langtang Mountain range in the distance. |
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| The wonderful Auxiliary Nurse Midwives at Melamchi, attend up to three births per day. |
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