A simple birth kit for mothers in the developing world | Zubaida Bai

Prevoditelj: Senzos Osijek Recezent: Ivan Stamenković

In the next six minutes that you will listen to me,

U sljedećih šest minuta dok me budete slušali,

the world will have lost three mothers

svijet će izgubiti tri majke

while delivering their babies:

prilikom poroda beba:

one, because of a severe complication;

jedna - jer ima ozbiljne komplikacije

second, because she will be a teenager

druga - jer je teenager

and her body will not be prepared for birth;

i njeno tijelo nije spremno za porod,

but the third, only because of lack of access to basic clean tools

i nažalost treća, samo zato što nema pristup osnovnim čistim stvarima

at the time of childbirth.

u vrijeme poroda.

She will not be alone.

Neće biti sama.

Over one million mothers and babies die every single year

Svake godine umre preko jednog milijuna majki i beba

in the developing world,

u zemljama u razvoju,

only because of lack of access to basic cleanliness

samo zato što nemaju pristup osnovnoj higijeni

while giving birth to their babies.

dok se porađaju.

My journey began on a hot summer afternoon

Moj pothvat je počeo jedno vruće ljetno poslijepodne

in India in 2008,

u Indiji 2008.

when after a day of meeting women and listening to their needs,

kada sam, nakon dana sastanaka sa ženama i slušanja o njihovim potrebama,

I landed in a thatched hut with a midwife.

završila u drvenoj kolibi s porodiljom.

As a mother, I was very curious on how she delivered babies in her house.

I sama sam majka, zanimalo me kako porađa bebe u svojoj kući.

After a deep and engaging conversation with her

Nakon podrobnog razgovora s njom

on how she considered it a profound calling to do what she was doing,

o tome kako svoje zvanje smatra pelmenitim,

I asked her a parting question:

pitala sam ju pitanje:

Do you have the tools that you need to deliver the babies?

Imate li sve što je potrebno kako bi ste porodili bebu?

I got to see her tool.

Pokazala mi je što ima.

"This is what I use to separate the mother and the baby," she said.

"S ovim odvajam majku od djeteta", rekla mi je.

Unsure of how to react, I held this agricultural tool in my hand in shock.

Nisam bila sigurna kako bi reagirala, šokirano držeći to vrtlarsko oruđe u ruci.

I took a picture of this, hugged her and walked away.

Fotografirala sam ga, zagrlila ju i otišla.

My mind was flooded with reflections of my own infection

Misli su mi se stalno vraćale na infekciju

that I had to struggle with for a year past childbirth

s kojom sam se morala boriti godinu dana nakon poroda,

despite having access to the best medical care,

iako sam imala pristup najboljoj medicinskoj njezi,

and memories of my conversation with my father,

i sjetila sam se razgovora s mojim ocem,

who had lost his mom to childbirth,

koji je izgubio njegovu majku pri porodu,

on how he thought his life would be so different

o tome koliko bi njegov život bio drugačiji

if she would have been just next to him growing up.

da je odrastao s majkom.

As a product developer, I started my process of research.

Kao razvojni programer proizvoda, počela sam istraživati,

I was very excited to find that there was a product out there

Obradovalo me to što sam saznala da postoji proizvod

called the Clean Birth Kit.

koji se zove Clean Birth Kit.

But I just couldn't buy one for months.

Ali nisam ga mogla kupiti mjesecima.

They were only assembled based on availability of funding.

Proizvodili su ih ovisno o tome jesu li financirani.

Finally, when I got my hands on one, I was in shock again.

Konačno kad sam se dokopala jednog bila sam opet u šoku.

I would never use these tools to deliver my baby, I thought.

Nikad ne bi koristila te proizvode pri porodu svog djeteta.

But to confirm my instincts, I went back to the women,

Ali kako bi potvrdila moje sumnje opet sam pričala sa ženama,

some of whom had the experience of using this product.

neke od njih su čak i koristile ove proizvode

Lo and behold, they had the same reaction and more.

Imale su istu reakciju kao i ja, čak i goru.

The women said they would rather deliver on a floor

Rekle su da bi se radije porađale na podu

than on a plastic sheet that smeared blood all over.

nego na plastičnoj plahti umrljanoj krvlju.

They were absolutely right -- it would cause more infection.

I posve su u pravu, to bi dovelo do češćih infekcija.

The thread provided was a highway to bacterial infection

Materijal je pogodne za bakterijske infekcije

through the baby's umbilical cord,

bebine pupkovine,

and the blade used was the kind that men used for shaving,

a nož koji se koristio je poput noža za brijanje,

and they did not want it anywhere close to them.

i nisu ga htjele nigdje blizu njih.

There was no incentive for anybody to redesign this product,

Nije bilo nagovještaja da će se ovaj proizvod redizajnirati

because it was based on charity.

jer je baziran na dobrotvornim donacijama.

The women were never consulted in this process.

Nitko se nije posavjetova sa ženama prilikom dizajniranja.

And to my surprise, the need was not only in homes

I na moje iznenađenje, nije samo potreban u kućnim,

but also in institutional settings with high-volume births.

već i institucijskim porodima velikih volumena.

Situations in remote areas were even more daunting.

Situacije u ruralnim dijelovima su još više zabrinjavajuće.

This had to change.

To se mora promjeniti.

I made this my area of focus.

Posvetila sam se tome.

I started the design process by collecting feedback,

počela sam dizajnirati skupljajući kritike,

developing prototypes

razvijajući prototipe

and engaging with various stakeholders researching global protocols.

i kontaktirajući razne tvrtke koje razvijaju protokole.

With every single prototype, we went back to the women

Sa svakim prototipom smo posjetili žene

to ensure that we had a product for them.

kako bi bili sigurni da je proizvod za njih.

What I learned through this process was that these women,

Ono što smo naučili kroz ovaj proces je da ove žene,

despite their extreme poverty,

unatoč ekstremnom siromaštvu,

placed great value on their health and well-being.

drže do svog zdravlja.

They were absolutely not poor in mind.

Nisu siromašne duhom.

As with all of us, they would appreciate a well-designed product

Voljele bi imati dobro dizajnirani produkt

developed for their needs.

koji zadovoljava njihove potrebe.

After many iterations working with experts,

Nakon mnogo pokušaja u radu sa stručnjacima,

medical health professionals

zdravstvenim djelatnicima

and the women themselves,

i samim ženama,

I should say it was not an easy process at all,

i moram spomenuti da to nije bio lak pothvat,

but we had a simple and beautiful design.

ali dobili smo jednostavan i prekrasan dizajn.

For a dollar more than what the existing product was offered for,

Za dolar više nego što je dosadašnji produkt nudio,

at three dollars, we were able to deliver "janma,"

za tri dolara, stvorili smo "janmu"

a clean birth kit in a purse.

čisti porođajni set u torbici.

Janma, meaning "birth," contained a blood-absorbing sheet

Janma, što znači "rođenje", sadrži plahtu koja upija krv,

for the woman to give birth on,

kako bi se žene na njoj porodile,

a surgical scalpel, a cord clamp, a bar of soap, a pair of gloves

kirurški skalpel, kliješta za pupkovinu, sapun, rukavice,

and the first cloth to wipe the baby clean.

i ručnik za čišćenje bebe.

All this came packaged in a beautiful purse

I sve to dođe upakirano u lijepu torbicu

that was given to the mother as a gift after all her hard work,

koju dobiju majke kao poklon nakon svih napora,

that she carried home with pride as a symbol of prosperity.

koje one nose s ponosom kao simbol blagostanja.

One woman reacted to this gift.

Jedna žena se začudila na to.

She said, "Is this really mine? Can I keep it?"

Rekla je, "Je li to stvarno moje? Mogu ju zadržati?"

The other one said, "Will you give me a different color

Druga je rekla, "Hoćete mi dati drugu boju

when I have my next baby?"

kad sljedeći put budem trudna?"

(Laughter)

(Smijeh)

Better yet, a woman expressed that this was the first purse

Još bolje, jedna žena je rekla da joj je to prva torbica

that she had ever owned in her life.

koju je imala u životu.

The kit, aside from its symbolism and its simplicity,

Ovaj set, osim svojom simbolikom i jednostavnošću,

is designed to follow globally recommended medical protocol

je dizajniran da prati svjetski preporučeni medicinski protokol

and serves as a behavior-change tool to follow steps one after the other.

i služi kao pokretač promjena.

It can not only be used in homes, but also in institutional settings.

Nije samo za korištenje kod kuće, već i u raznim institucijama

To date, our kit has impacted over 600,000 mothers and babies

Do danas, ovaj set je koristilo više od šesto tisuća majki i beba

around the world.

diljem svijeta.

It's a humbling experience to watch these numbers grow,

Prekrasan je osjećaj gledati kako ovi brojevi rastu,

and I cannot wait until we reach a hundred million.

i ne mogu čekati da dostigne milijune.

But women's health issues do not end here.

Ali problem sa zdravljem žena ne staje tu.

There are thousands of simple issues that require low-cost interventions.

Postoji tisuće jednostavnih problema koja imaju jeftina rješenja.

We have facts to prove that if we invest in women and girls

Postoje činjenice koje kažu da ako uložimo u žene i djevojke

and provide them with better health and well-being,

i omogućimo im bolje zdravlje,

they will deliver healthier and wealthier and prosperous communities.

zajednica će postati zdravija, bogatija i uspješnija.

We have to start by bringing simplicity and dignity to women's health issues:

Moramo početi s pojednostavljivanjem problema zdravlja žena:

from reducing maternal mortality, to breaking taboos,

od smanjenja smrti majki, do uklanjanja tabu tema,

to empowering women to take control of their own lives.

do osnaživanja žena da kontrolu svog života uzmu u svoje ruke.

This is my dream.

To je moj san.

But it is not possible to achieve it without engaging men and women alike

Ali nemoguće ga je ostvariti bez uključivanja i muškaraca i žena

from around the world --

diljem svijeta --

yes, all of you.

da, svih vas.

I recently heard this lyric by Leonard Cohen:

Nedavno sam čula pjesmu Leonarda Cohena:

"Ring the bells that still can ring.

"Zvoni zvona koja možeš još.

Forget your perfect offering.

Za savršenstvo ne mari.

There is a crack in everything.

Pukotine postoje svugdje.

That's how the light gets in."

Tako svjetlost dostiže, svugdje."

This is my bit of light.

Ovo je moj komadić svjetla.

But we need more light.

Ali trebamo više svjetla.

In fact, we need huge spotlights placed in the world of women's health

Zapravo, trebamo velike reflektore u problemima vezanim za zdravlje žena

if we need a better tomorrow.

ako želimo bolje sutra.

We should never forget that women are at the center of a sustainable world,

Ne zaboravimo da su žene najbitnije za održavanje svijeta,

and we do not exist without them.

i ne bi postojali bez njih.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Applause)

(Pljesak)