Thursday, August 01, 2013

From the Logbook...Lots of Patients (pt. 3 of 3) Newborn Trouble

A late afternoon call to pick up a struggling newborn is always an easy decision if the weather is still good.  Thankfully, a few weeks ago, the weather was still fine and I was able to be dispatched quickly to go pick the little baby up.

This little baby was literally just hours old, and really struggling.  So was the baby's mommy.  She was still in the village recovering from a tough and pre-mature labor.  She would have loved to accompany her newborn, but she wasn't ambulatory.

With the help of Sugianto, our awesome flight scheduler, we carried the baby up to the awaiting car where they drove away straight to the hospital.

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