SANA’s team carried out the first medical and educational mission today in Jabal Al Biddawi with Midwife Ibtisam Seif at the health dispensary of “Amani Organization”.

It was an intense clinic with many grand multiparas patients as well as teen moms who were provided with comprehensive obstetrical care. Midwife Ibtisam carried out full obstetrical scans under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum. The patients today were between their 5th to 9th months of pregnancy. They ranged in age between 17 and 42 years. Of those, 25% were on their first pregnancy and 48% were on pregnancy 4 or more. Midwife Ibtisam skillfully scanned the patients in accordance with the 6-step approach. She effortlessly obtained all biometric planes and was able to identify all anatomic planes. Follow ups were arranged for the patients as indicated.

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

At the end of a most rewarding day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit to Jabal Al Biddawi.

SANA’s team returned to Orange Nassau Governmental Hospital in Tripoli today for a medical educational mission with SANA’s trainee, Midwife Nariman, the obstetrical charge nurse at the hospital.

Comprehensive obstetrical care was provided by SANA’s team to the patients and all patients were scanned by Midwife Nariman under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum. All patients today were between their 5th to 7th months of pregnancy. They ranged in age between 20 and 31 years. The majority were on their first pregnancy. Today Nariman demonstrated comfort and skill as she scanned the patients in accordance with the 6-step approach. Follow ups were arranged for the patients as indicated.

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

At the end of a most rewarding day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit to the ONGH.

SANA’s team returned to Dar Al Zahra’ in Abu-Samra today for a medical/educational mission with Medecins Sans Frontieres. Accompanying SANA were 2 trainee midwives Jinan Awwad and Anwar Alali.

SANA had a busy day as usual and was aided by Midwife Louiss from MSF. SANA’s team provided comprehensive prenatal care to a multitude of patients ranging in age between 19 and 35 years. In addition, SANA carried out full assessments on the patients and they were all scanned by Midwives Jinan and Anwar under the guidance of SANA’s Reem S. Abu-Rustum. They both demonstrated comfort and skill carrying out the 6-step approach and they were able to identify all key anatomic and biometric planes.

At the end of another rewarding day, the team headed back home and plans were made for the next visit with MSF…