Sharon C., 19

Chepkwemoi, a Form Two dropout from a local day school, used to walk about an hour to and from school each day, and was frequently sent back home for school fees. She was forced to leave school due to financial challenges and got married at the age of 17 to help support her family’s basic needs. Her husband worked at a construction site as a casual laborer, but when the project ended, he lost his job. The family’s economic struggles deepened, eventually leading to divorce. Chepkwemoi returned to her parents’ home while pregnant. She is an active young woman who enjoys reading novels and newspapers, and she dreams of becoming a journalist if her financial situation improves and she can return to school. During her pregnancy, Sharon developed severe headaches, abdominal pain, leakage of fluid, and reduced fetal movement over two days before coming to the hospital. On arrival, she reported almost no fetal movement the day before. Examination showed she was 3 cm dilated, with signs of fetal distress that could not safely wait until full dilation (10 cm). This posed a serious risk to both mother and baby. The attending doctor therefore recommended an emergency caesarean section, which was performed successfully, saving both mother and child.

For the last two days prior to coming to the hospital, Sharon had been experiencing, severe headache, abdominal pain, lap and drainage of liquid associated with reduced fetal movement before coming to the facility, on arrival to the hospital she also reports that a day a go she was not feeling fetal movement normally. On examination it was noted that she had fetal distress condition with 3 cm dilated which requires emergency intervention, ceaserian section was conducted successful, it was the only safest way of saving lives of mother and the baby, during the time of discharge both mother and the baby were stable and full recovered

With immediate intervention made by contacting emergency ceaserian section, Sharon and her baby have a good chance of recovery and survival. Post-operative care after abdominal and uterine surgery is crucial for proper healing, preventing infections, and avoiding complications such as bleeding, wound dehiscence, or organ damage. Prognosis is good