Dr. Laura Stachel is an obstetrician-
gynecologist and went on a research trip to Nigeria several years ago. She thought that she they could use her
services until she realized that they needed something much more basic. One day while she was observing an emergency cesarean section the lights just went out.
While she was shocked and wondering what they were going to do, the
surgeons acted as if this was a common occurrence. They finished the surgery by using a flash
light that Dr. Stachel had with her. She
understood that her skills as an obstetrician- gynecologist were practically
unusable if they didn't have something as common as proper light source. This brought to her attention that they
needed proper light fixtures and light sources.
Without light midwives have used kerosene lights, candles and more
things that we wouldn't ever think to use when helping a woman deliver their
baby. Dr. Satchel knew that this was a
serious hazard because delivering babies can sometimes be unexpected. The mother and the baby can have an emergency
and in order to give proper care, the physicians have to be able to see
properly. Approximately forty thousand Nigerian have died during child labor in
the year 2010. Dr. Stachel spent two
weeks in Nigeria and she was immersed in their hospital culture and knew that
she had to something about it. She took
the initiative to help Nigerian women and the physicians that help deliver
their babies. She worked together with
her husband and a solar energy educator to design a solar electric system. They designed a “solar suitcase” that
comprised of two solar panels, headlamps, a fetal Doppler and a cell phone
charging device. Dr. Satchel and her
husband formed a nonprofit organization called We Care Solar and this has
helped spread the solar electric system to other countries such as Asia and
Central America. This is a global issue
because not having an adequate light source has affected many lives which explain
the large amount of maternal and neonatal deaths in Nigeria. I believe that this has impacted Nigerians
greatly because they don’t have proper tools to function in the correct way and
most likely its due to not having enough money to fund these necessities.
Antiqua
Thurston 3/1/13 5:23
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