6 babies, and 14 hours at the hospital

So yesterday was very busy day. I caught 4 babies, and assisted with 2 others. The theme for the day was "Meconium" and there was lots of it. That's baby poop for the non-midwife, and it's concerning when the baby passes it while still in the uterus as it can be a sign of distress, and in rare circumstances the baby may have inhaled it and it can cause pneumonia. 2 of the babies needed oxygen and in Vila that means a o2 line is run into a clear plastic box which is put over the babies head. They both appeared to recover from their birth just fine. The other interesting thing I noticed is one baby had growths in his mouth, I will do some research and see what the pediatrician sid about it when I head in today.

The other exciting thing to note is that I am moving to a hotel closer to the hospital, which is great considering my 14 hours I put in yesterday was mostly due to not having a ride all the way across town at 130 in the morning when I was finished. I ended waiting till 3am to leave when the hospital driver finally showed back up, there was some thing going on involving a splene, a rupture I would assume.

The bad thing about the move is that I will not have free wireless internet so many of my post may be delayed, and I may not be able to put up as many photos, as I have to pay by the hour for access.

Ok well off to the new digs. Happy Easter!!
(which in Vila - means No one is around, feels oddly like a ghost town out there)

The board - how we keep track of all the Mama's, and yes it was almost 3am.

Nurses Station- where we do all the paper work, and there is lots.

The Birth Log- my name is in there attached to all the babies that I caught!

The new hotel- Which is literally around the corner from the hospital.