Every woman counts Photocrati Fund submission (27 images)

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  • 6 pregnant women wait for the female doctor to examine them and do a check up during their pregnancy. Rural traditions like the bracelets on their arms make a prenatal consultation difficult for the doctors. In emergencies these customs cause many problems and take up precious time. Mithi, Tharparkar, Pakistan 2010

  • Conditions in the rural desert area of Pakistan are very rough. Most people live in huts and lack basic facilities like electricity and water. <br /> In these parts of Pakistan the maternal and neonatal mortality rates are the highest. Mithi, Tharparkar, Pakistan 2010

  • A young boy and girl dressed up as a bride and groom are sitting on a bench in the local girl school waiting for their performance of a play in child brides and child marriages. Even after passing a law banning this practice locally known as Vani, in lots of rural areas the tradition is still very common. Village 109, Khanpur, Pakistan 2010

  • A young woman sweeps up the floor while her male family member rests in the other room. <br /> Pakistan is still a conservative and male orientated society where women still aren't regarded as equal. Karachi, Pakistan, 2010

  • 9 months pregnant, this woman came to the local dai of a rural medical centre and waits to go into labour and deliver her first child. In most rural villages the conditions to deliver a baby are very poor and hygiene is just one of the many problems these women face. Kandiaro, Pakistan 2010

  • 70-year-old Samani has been the village dai in Mithi for the past 40 years. <br /> With her hands she demonstrates how she uses her hands instead of instruments in post-abortion care to clean the womb. <br /> She learnt her skills from her mother-in-law and now is passing on her knowledge to her own daughter-in-law. Mithi, Tharparkar, Pakistan 2010

  • A pregnant woman and her daughter visit the local dai for a check up. Conditions in the rural areas are usually very poor. Most rural delivery places lack hygiene and women have no access to proper and affordable medical care. Kandiaro, Pakistan 2010

  • A delivery room at home of a local dai (traditional midwife) shows the poor and unhygienic conditions in which most women deliver their babies in the rural areas. Lack of medical knowledge and poor hygiene are the major causes of the high maternal and neonatal mortality rate. Kandiaro, Pakistan 2010

  • 21-year-old Suni is 7 months pregnant and expecting her second baby. Her dai Afroos checks the position of the baby. <br /> In the Orangi slum only one government hospital has to provide care for millions of inhabitants, so most women still rely on their community dais to assist their deliveries. <br /> Afroos has been a dai for over 20 years and learned her skills from her blind grandmother. Even so, she works as a dai in the government hospital as well and has followed courses provided by the hospital. Orangi town, Karachi, Pakistan, 2010

  • A dirty delivery table at home where a dai (traditional midwife) performs deliveries. Most dai are unskilled and learned their trade from generation to generation, causing for many problems and complications. Most families can't afford the care in private hospitals or don't trust the government hospitals and rely on the dai for assistance. Kandiaro, Pakistan, 2010

  • A woman with traditional bangles around her arms leaves the local doctors' office. Traditional customs like these bangles often create problems in emergency situations, making it hard to take the blood pressure or give injections. Mithi, Tharparker, Pakistan, 2010

  • A young woman was brought into the hospital two days after a home delivery with complications assisted by a dai (traditional midwife). Bloodstaines on the bed show she continued having heavy bleading after giving birth. Often women die after complications during labour due to unskilled birth attendants. Lahore, Pakistan, 2009

  • Word to mouth reaches people in the village and causes chaos in the corridor with new patients arriving non stop hoping to also see the visiting doctors from Karachi and having free surgery that they couldn't otherwise afford. Thari Mirwah, Pakistan, 2010

  • A pregnant woman and her child leave the makeshift doctors office in a school now housing IDP's affected by the floods. Providing antenatal care is one of the priorities for doctors assisting the flood victims. Shikarpur, Pakistan, 2010

  • A midwife checks the growth and position of Hamida's baby in a tent set up for the midwives and nurses to work in. The Pakistani Medical Association has been providing free care for a number of camps and trying to treat the displaced communities in the camps. For most pregnant women in the camp this is the first time they have prenatal care and regular checkups during their pregnancy. Karachi, Pakistan, 2010

  • A young woman is in labour and about to have her second baby in the government hospital of Lahore. Most women still deliver their babies at home or with the help of a dai (traditional midwife). Lahore, Pakistan, 2009

  • A women's foot is standing in a pool of blood while she is having a miscarriage in the Qatar hospital. Karachi, Pakistan 2010

  • Rabia is being taken to the operating theatre to get her baby delivered by a caesarean section. In rural areas surgery is rare and most people can't afford the expensive treatments in private hospitals. Thari Mirwah, Pakistan, 2010

  • One week after her ceasaerian section, Nafeesa started loosing a lot of blood. Parts of the placenta are still inside and cause heavy bleeding. In need of emergency surgery the doctors evaluate and examin her before moving her to the operating theatre. Karachi, Pakistan, 2010

  • Saba squizes her hand in the cushion on the delivery table while she gives birth to her 4th child. Karachi, Pakistan, 2010

  • Rabia waiting to have her c-section done by the visiting doctors and surgeons from Karachi. Thari Mirwah, Pakistan, 2010

  • 30 year old Rani giving birth to her first baby. Thanks to the help of the qualified doctors in the Qatar hospital she delivered a healthy baby boy. Orangi, Karachi, Pakistan 2010

  • A woman just safely delivered a healthy baby girl in one of the government hospitals in Lahore. Most women still give birth at home with unskilled help making Pakistan a country with a very high maternal mortality rate. Lahore, Pakistan, 2009

  • A newborn cries while one of the nursing staff is cleaning her up with oil. Neonatal and child mortality rates in Pakistan are very high due to lack of trained medical staff and many women in the rural areas still giving birth at home alone or assisted by a traditional midwife (dai). Qatar hospital, Karachi, Pakistan 2010

  • While Rabia sleeps and recovers from surgery, Nazia waves a fan to make her daughter feel more comfortable during the night. Thari Mirwah, Pakistan, 2010

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