Aude Kaze, founder, Kwezi widwife initiative
Joan Mbabazi
Friday, March 10, 2023
A number of women in Rwanda are not offered prenatal counselling and care, yet during pregnancy, it helps detect potential concerns early and reduces the risk of pregnancy and birth complications, says Aude Kaze, a 33-year-old midwife.
It is for this reason that she started the Kwezi Midwife Initiative in 2021 to empower midwives and enrich the collaboration between them and their patients, whilst giving expectant mothers much-needed prenatal counselling.
Kaze also offers classes for delivery preparation, and these start at 32 weeks of pregnancy to when the woman’s due date is close. The aim is to help ease the labour process and ensure safe delivery.
“I create a safe place for women to open up about any conditions that could have implications on their pregnancy, and advise them on how to manage them. Some of these include diabetes, hypertension, thyroid disease, and others,” Kaze says.