As shared by a female doctor Swabra Swaleh Breik.....


'I hate and love this picture because it depicts my life, to be specific my career life in equal measures.
I had my Sick and cranky son with me in theatre because on that specific call week,I had no nanny,my able nanny was at a burial.my partner was away,we worked in different hospitals hundreds of kilometers apart. It was a weekend, so no colleague would have helped. The understaffed Olkalou district hospital has only one doctor covering the hospital every night and all weekend. no nurse would have helped carry my temi, they were engaged in labour suite, the only available nurse covering the hospital had gone for a referral to nakuru pgh. everything had worked to lead us here.I was three months pregnant. It was not the first time, this had happened severally, mostly when, like any mother, previous nannies would be overwhelmed by my call weeks.
I hate that I have my son in theatre when he should be well settled in his bed.
I hate that I was weak, tired and nauseous, and yet still yielded a knife in my hand.
I hate the fact I couldnt refer this woman,the mother and baby wouldn't have made it.
I love that they both lived.
I love that my nanny came back and rescued us.
I hate that, after three years of service to Olkalou district hospital the county went ahead to deny me my well deserved study leave despite sponsoring every other doctor therein with less years experience simply because, in their words, "what assurance did they have I'd return as a consultant? ".my last name is swaleh, not kamau,kinyanjui, karanja.... I was forced into a resignation.
I hate that the county is still rife with corruption, extravagance, buying Christmas trees worth 2 million each, instead of dealing with all these inadequacies, failed systems,instead of paying me my well deserved money.
I've neared that point where I'll no longer care, I've given way too much of myself, my family, my kid, my marriage, my emotions,my health, to this failed system. Like a damaged lover who takes all the life from you and leaves you as a shell of your former self.this failed system keeps stealing my joy in this great profession.
Only the CBA can right these wrongs. It is not government pay doctors. No. For what is a full pocket if I still have to go through all these motions again?
It is, government implement the cba. Simple. I want my stolen joy restored.
Kenyans should be asking for their joy too.
Tell me how comfortable you would be seeing your pregnant surgeon carrying a cranky sick crying toddler'

cc; Lalasticlala,mynd44

Source: http://www.trezzyhelm.com/2016/12/photos-of-pregnant-kenyan-doctor.html?m=1

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God bless you MA

To all mothers

God bless you

That is so touching...

So good thing can still come out of Kenya...

That is so inspiring, mayGod continue to strengthen u and ur household

wow

In 2014 I stopped practicing medicine and started writing software and I do not regret it for a moment. The hardship, poor pay, useless system, ungrateful patients are not for me anymore . This picture and its accompanying article reminds me exactly why I did and why it was the right decision.

Until the continent begins to respect professionals of all shades it will not progress.

What a dilligent and inspirational woman,God will truly reward you accordingly if human is not forthcoming which I think is better and enduring.

Nice but how safe is it having a sick person in the theater during a procedure?

Doctors been sacrificing for an ungrateful nation. If you be doctor find your way out o, bubu doesn't take treatment here o. Him no care if una die working sef

A good mother.but her action isn't professional in anyway,various diseases can be spread frm d sick child to d patient and she can lose her job if dat patient contact a disease close to dat of d child.
My opinion.

bigtt76:
Nice but how safe is it having a sick person in the theater during a procedure?

My thoughts actually...

Would she give the job full attention and precision needed while her baby is on her back probably moving once in a while?

God bless faithful doctors

Haniel18:
A good mother.but her action isn't professional in anyway,various diseases can be spread frm d sick child to d patient and she can lose her job if dat patient contact a disease close to dat of d child.
My opinion.

Childs nose nor hair not even covered,exposing the opened up mother to various diseases,including sepsis.
It maynot be ethically,professionally and healthwise correct,what she did,but her dedication and d reasons behind it are top notch.
Overall she deserves praise because she probably saved 2lives using unconventionally means.

doctokwus:

Childs nose nor hair not even covered,exposing the opened up mother to various diseases.
It maynot be ethically,professionally and healthwise correct,what she did,but her dedication and d reasons behind it are top notch.
Overall she deserves praise because she probably saved 2lives using unconventionally means.

this is one of the most sensible comments I love on nairaland today. You are very right. Sometimes the rules needs to be broken albeit not intentional but for the good of everyone.

doctokwus:

Childs nose nor hair not even covered,exposing the opened up mother to various diseases,including sepsis.
It maynot be ethically,professionally and healthwise correct,what she did,but her dedication and d reasons behind it are top notch.
Overall she deserves praise because she probably saved 2lives using unconventionally means.

Maybe it was a dire emergency, rural clinics are filled with these; for example placental abruption or fetal distress. In such cases, no time to check the time!

That's how I work

God bless all mothers

good momma

Amy suggestions from tgose saying its unprofessional?


Let me guess she should have dropped her child in the corridor or locked him up in a room alone?

Remember her child was also sick.

She did what she had to do.