One of the programs that Mercy Ships has is the Infant Feeding Program. Babies that are born with a cleft lip and pallette have a difficult time feeding and putting on weight. Before the babies can have surgery to repair their cleft lips, they have to be healthy and thriving.
This mom was from Benin and her son was born in December just after the ship sailed to Tenerife. When the ship pulled into Togo, she was on the dock waiting for us with her son...our first patient in Togo.
A few of our nurses work with the mom's and teach them how to feed their babies.
This mom had twins (Anne and Annie). They weigh barely two pounds each.
This little one also had casts put on to help her legs.
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