Saja Erens
- 15 aug 2020
A Celebration in Difficult Times
As a healthcare professional, the past months were obviously busier and more intense than anything I had expected in the beginning of...
Saja Erens
- 25 dec 2019
A Christmas Note
And now for something different. Over the years, Midwife without Borders developed the tradition of providing an inspiring, midwifery...
Saja Erens
- 30 jun 2019
Obstetric Sonography in Rural Tanzania: Stepping up!
After my previous trip to Tanzania, I wrote a short series on chances and challenges in antenatal care and sonography in northern, rural...
Saja Erens
- 24 feb 2019
A Challenging Chance - Introducing Obstetric Sonography in Rural Tanzania
At Midwife Without Borders, we witnessed first hand how obstetric sonography can be a real lifesaver in rural areas in Tanzania, so...
Saja Erens
- 1 jan 2019
The Silent Revolution of 2019
At the beginning of 2018, I shared a heartfelt plea with you for Hearts in Healthcare, in the hope that it would inspire you to work,...
Saja Erens
- 25 dec 2018
Congo's Riverside Midwife
In many families, Christmas comes with the long standing tradition of reading a Christmas story. Midwife Without Borders set the...
Saja Erens
- 15 dec 2018
Progress in Antenatal Care in Tanzania
During my second trip to Tanzania, I got the chance to explore more of the country’s health care map, especially where antenatal care is...
Saja Erens
- 13 aug 2018
Prenatal Sonography in Northern Tanzania
Some notes on my first experiences with obstetric sonography in Tanzania, the role of point-of-care ultrasound in improving prenatal...
Saja Erens
- 31 mrt 2018
Working in Tanzania: A Passion for People
The sixth and final part of a small series: FAME’s passion for making both patients and their families feel better. At FAME, I sometimes...
Saja Erens
- 20 mrt 2018
Working in Tanzania: Giving Birth to Families
Part five of a small series: how families are born at FAME. For me, guiding labor is key to the outcome, which means that I don’t like to...
Saja Erens
- 16 mrt 2018
Working in Tanzania: Keeping it Natural
Part four of a small series: on nurses and midwives taking the lead in promoting the natural course of birth. As a “western midwife”, I...
