A 52-year-old woman, Mrs Kate Fezigha, has given birth to her first
baby, which came after 19 years of her marriage. The new mother, who is a
midwife at the General Hospital, Sagbama in Bayelsa State, got married
in 1994 and has supervised the delivery of many children but she never
had a child.
Her attempt to adopt a child from a Bayelsa-based orphanage home was scuttled, as she was swindled by the coordinator of the home.
The miracle happened last year as she cried when her menstrual flow stopped:
Fezigha concluded that menopause had set in and her chances of having a
child gone. Thereafter, she started experiencing regular dizziness and
pains in some parts of her body and went for a test but the scan
strangely confirmed that she was pregnant.
Nine months after, she gave birth to a baby girl! The baby has been named Prudent.
She told LEADERSHIP during the child dedication and thanksgiving service in Yenagoa that the conception and birth of the “miracle baby” was “the Lord’s doing and it is indeed marvellous”.
She said the pressure on her during her 19-year wait was unbearable, especially as the children she assisted their mothers to be delivered had become parents themselves.
In the words of Mrs Kate Fezigha:
Nine months after, she gave birth to a baby girl! The baby has been named Prudent.
She told LEADERSHIP during the child dedication and thanksgiving service in Yenagoa that the conception and birth of the “miracle baby” was “the Lord’s doing and it is indeed marvellous”.
She said the pressure on her during her 19-year wait was unbearable, especially as the children she assisted their mothers to be delivered had become parents themselves.
In the words of Mrs Kate Fezigha:
“I was worried that all the children I had taken delivery of while on
duty in the hospital were now parents. I reflected and declared to
myself that in spite of the fact that no child had died in my hand
during birth as a midwife, why shouldn’t I have mine?
"But a voice kept telling me to redouble my effort and I shall be
blessed. But the mysterious voice started reducing in my head as I was
fast losing hope.
"I decided to adopt a baby from an orphanage and I was swindled. At this
stage, I ignored the voice and handed the matter over to God. And now I
am a happy mother.”
Basking in the euphoria of her new bundle of joy, Fezigha told
LEADERSHIP that her family is full of praises to God. "All the period of
waiting was not easy, but I am comforted by the word of God. Women who
are hoping to have children should put their trust in God”.
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