Baby AP was born on the 11th April in Zambia weighing 2kg, with a condition called gastroschisis - her intestines were outside her body at birth. For the first 2 weeks of life she is dependent on all her nutrients through an IV line because she cannot absorb milk properly until her gut starts to work. She has miraculously already survived 9 days after her operation, a week longer than expected - in Zambia survival of this condition is nearly 0%. I have been privately buying the nutrition- called total parenteral nutrition, or TPN for short, because I think this baby deserves as much of a chance to survive as a baby in the UK with the same condition, where survival is close to 100%. The nutrition costs £145 a day - more than the average Zambian villager would earn in several years. It has never been used in this hospital before and isn't used in any of the government hospitals here.
I would like to continue giving this baby the best chance to survive but need help funding, as a volunteer here I have finite resources. If this beautiful baby continues to do well we should hopefully have her on full milk feeds in 14 days but we need to continue to support her nutrition until she is ready. Her mother & I appreciate any donation, big or small, that you can spare. The money will go directly to buying the nutrition, which is currently being imported from South Africa. Thank you in advance!