I’ve had so many questions about that baby that we rushed to the hospital after it had been born premature (at about 25 weeks.) I went to Kabwe General Hospital today to conduct some more interviews with women and was stopped in the hallway by an excited familiar face. After we greeted each other I remembered that it was her and her baby that we had brought back to the hospital. She told us good news! The baby was only 1.3 Kg (2.86 lbs) when brought into the hospital last Friday, and this morning the baby is 1.6 Kg. No drips, feeding tubes, nothing but constant care from her mom in a room that is warmed by a space heater. This baby is clearly a fighter, and she wasn’t too happy to be in my arms for a few moments and away from her mother’s breast! But we did manage to get a couple of photos of the pair.
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