Holding and carrying your baby all day is just what every woman does here. It isn’t a choice, it’s a necessity, but one which seems to work very well for both the woman and the baby. In the UK we have many options including prams and buggies, car seats, and a wide array of slings and baby carriers. In Malawi,…
Midwife in Malawi – food
The recurring theme of my week has been food. Food poverty, food production and efficient cooking facilities. In the industrialised world we are so used to having wide choices of food (and plenty of it). The easy availability of food, much of it ultra processed, means that the industrialised world is facing widespread health issues relating to obesity and sub-optimal…
Midwife in Malawi (part 1)
My first impressions of Malawi