On an atypical cold rainy Spring day, SANA’s team returned back to Kfaribnine for a  medical/educational mission. Accompanying SANA was Dr. Esperance El Awad, a second year Ob/Gyn resident at the Lebanese University.

 

The day commenced with an educational session where SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum discussed several issues pertaining to reproductive health with the patients. The main focus was what the constituents of a healthy diet in pregnancy are,  how much weight gain is normal and what to avoid.

 

Following the session, SANA’s team carried out full assessments on the patients inclusive of sonographic evaluation. Dr. Esperance skillfully scanned the patients under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum. She displayed comfort and confidence in carrying out 6-step approach. She also was able to obtain all required biometric measurements in the proper planes.

 

Today’s patients ranged in age between 16 to 47 years. Most were in the 2nd to 9th month of pregnancy, 29% were  on their first pregnancy, 21% were on pregnancy 4 or more and 43% had had no prenatal care or a maximum of 1 prenatal visit thus far. SANA redated 36% of the patients seen.

 

SANA wishes to thank Levant Alie Houses SAL and Mr. Dory Mansour for providing all nutritional supplements today.

 

And at the end of another rewarding day, SANA made plans for the next visit to Kfaribnine and the team headed back home…