At a hospital, a first-time mother’s labor took longer than expected. Her water broke and contained meconium, a sign that her unborn baby had passed her first stool and may have been stressed. Her nurse, the only available provider, ultimately helped her deliver a baby girl, but the baby was born limp and did not […]
A stillborn baby boy was delivered at the hospital to a mother who was HIV positive and pregnant with twins. The mother was started on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in her second trimester. She went in to labor 5 weeks early, at 35 weeks. The other twin was born alive. At the time of delivery, […]
A three year old boy came to a health center after 3 days of fever, severe headache, vomiting and thirst. He was diagnosed with malaria and started on malaria treatment. However, he kept getting worse over the next day. He was sent from the health center to a referral hospital. When he arrived at the hospital, he was unresponsive and could […]
A 6 month old baby girl died at home after a week of fever, trouble breathing and cold extremities. She had not been growing well for over three months. When she died, she weighed less than when she was born. Over several months and even up to one week before she died, her family sought answers from different health […]
A 3-year-old female died at home with fever, cough, trouble breathing, night sweats, convulsions, itch and a skin rash. Her death followed that of a younger sibling, and both children were not up to date on vaccinations. Five days prior to death, she developed a fever, followed by three days of chest pain, a cough […]
An 8-month old baby girl died at home after 3 days of vomiting and diarrhea, 5 days of poor feeding, 15 days of fever and cough, and 30 days of general illness. She was followed by the local health clinic for severe acute malnutrition and had been on nutritional supplements for two months with no […]
A 19-day old male who was born early (at 35 weeks’ gestation) died after being hospitalized for just over one day with fever and breathlessness. The reasons for his prematurity are not known. There is limited documentation of prenatal care, but his mother had oligohydramnios, or lack of amniotic fluid around the baby. Her membranes […]
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An HIV-positive mother gave birth to a 30-week-old baby girl upon arriving at the hospital with gestational hypertension. Due to her high blood pressure and detected fetal distress, the baby was born prematurely via C-section. At delivery the baby presented a weak cry, irregular breathing, bluish discoloration of the hands and feet. She was treated […]
A one-year, eight-month-old female was referred to a regional hospital after two weeks of fever, cough, restlessness, loss of appetite, mouth ulcers, diarrhea, and skin rash. Four days prior, her parents had taken her to a small community health facility where she was treated with antibiotics and pain medication. The mother reported that the child was not brought […]
A seemingly uncomplicated delivery resulted in the death of mother and baby when a previously undiagnosed congenital malformation caused obstructed labor. The mother went into labor at 36 weeks in her home at 18:00 in the evening. In the morning, the family proceeded to the hospital, and by early afternoon the delivery seemed to be progressing normally. The baby presented as breech, and its […]