An 18 year old lady with a three year old son who resides in Dzivarasekwa Extension gave everyone in the suburb a shocking surprise as she helped herself giving birth to her second child.
According to the report we recieved, Melody Chitsaga was pregnant but no one knew as she was hiding the pregnancy. Eye witnesses said they heard a cry of a newly born baby and they ran to check only to find the lady in a pool of blood with a new baby’s umblical cord still tied to the mother.
What happened shocked people and they had to rush to the clinic with Melody and the new baby. When they got there they were referred to the hospital because the issue was complicated and the lives of the mother and baby were at stake.
The neighbors are shocked with this lady’s behavior as she once gave birth herself before to her first son,but this time around it was different as the pregnancy had its own complications which needed special medical help.
“It’s quite scary for such a young age to have guts to help herself give birth and stays for fours hours without informing others, it is also disapointing as she is not considering her health. We got a local clinic (Dzivarasekwa Extension clinic) which gives all services for free to everyone yet our children are still risking there lives” said one of the neighbors
The people in the suburb are concerned for their children as they are failing to be responsible. Melody is now admitted at Parirenyatwa hospital for further medical checkups and care.She was unreachable for comment as we wanted to hear more on what happened ,why she decided to put her life at risk and also the advice she will like to give to her fellow.
The young people as a whole need to be educated on the risks which are not worthy taking and also the repercussions of their actions to healthy and life in general.
By Sinikiwe Vela