South Sudanese Midwife Hailed as Hero After Saving Mum, Newborn Twins’ Lives

• Annet Monoji Juan, a compassionate midwife from South Sudan, has received accolades for playing a pivotal role in ensuring the survival of Grace and her newborn twins
• The midwife had just arrived at the Maiwut Primary Health Care Centre when she noticed Grace's distressed appearance and evident discomfort
• It became apparent to her that Grace was oblivious to her ongoing labor and unaware that she was carrying twins, so she swung into action before it was too late and helped her deliver

Annet Monoji Juan, a midwife with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has emerged as a beacon of hope in the war-torn nation of South Sudan.

The exceptional midwife became a national hero after successfully helping an expectant woman give birth to twins.

Annet's fast thinking saved lives

According to the ICRC, Annet was on duty at the Maiwut Primary Health Care Centre when Grace arrived evidently in extreme pain and distress.

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It dawned on the medic that the woman was not even aware she was in labor, so she decided to act fast and save her life.

"When I realised she was having another baby, I immediately administered intravenous line prevention to prevent her from going into shock and it didn't take long before her second baby was born," she said.

She added that Grace's pregnancy was not an easy thing to carry as her culture stigmatises women who fall pregnant while still nursing a child.

It, therefore, meant that she only attended antenatal clinic once to hide the pregnancy from the community.

South Sudan has high mortality rate

In a country where access to healthcare is limited and resources are scarce, childbirth is a harrowing experience for many pregnant women.

As a matter of fact, statistics by the World Health Organisation (WHO) show that South Sudan has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, at 789 per 100,000 live births,

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Annet explained that South Sudan is facing a serious crisis when it comes to getting midwives with formal training, as nurses have less knowledge of midwifery.

She added that the successful delivery of the twins was a real-life training lesson for the new nurses with no midwife skills as they've mostly learned on the job.

Source: TUKO.co.ke