The Delivery Room

Well it has been 2 days now at Fabella Maternity Hospital, and after all the "welcome/orientation" stuff of yesterday we joined in on a Lamaze class that some hospital midwives run for low-risk mothers. It was a very good class, sadly very few women get to participate, most women "risk-out" and instead will labour and deliver alone in a room full of staff/students and other labouring mothers.
Today my team and I spent in the Delivery room and OR. These patients are considered high-risk for a variety of reasons, such as first baby, high blood pressure, early or late labour, etc. So we observed 10 births today! 2 of them by C-Section. As well as 3 tubal ligations.
It was a very intense day, I can't begin to explain it to you here - but I can say that it was good to be able to offer kind words and a gentle touch to these women who are often in great pain, maybe frightened and always without their loved ones. That was a great, great privilege.
Please pray for these women, I am so glad there is a hospital for their care, even if it's not what most of us would expect . Would you ask God to give them courage, strength, to be their comfort and to give them safe deliveries.