MOSORIOT Subcounty Hospital has achieved a milestone in maternal and newborn care after successfully conducting its first-ever Caesarean section.
The milestone, recorded on Tuesday, signals a new era for the facility, which was recently upgraded to Level 4 and designated as the Chesumei Primary Care Network Hub.
The procedure was performed on a mother whose baby was in a breech position—a condition where the baby is positioned feet or buttocks first instead of the normal head-down position.
Medical teams referred the patient from Chepterwai hospital to Mosoriot for comprehensive obstetric care.
A highly skilled team led by Dr Emmanuel Kipletting supported by anesthetist Cosmas Koech and theatre nurses Peter Too and Lawrence Kirwa successfully carried out the surgery.
Both the mother and her newborn baby boy are stable and recovering well in the hospital’s post-natal ward.
The successful operation highlights the hospital’s growing capacity to provide comprehensive emergency obstetric and newborn care, a critical service in reducing maternal and neonatal mortality.
The service ensures mothers facing complications during pregnancy and childbirth can receive timely surgical interventions, skilled care, and advanced neonatal support.
Previously, patients requiring emergency C-sections in the region had to be transferred to faraway facilities such as Kapsabet County Referral Hospital and the Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret.
This increased the patients’ risk of complications. Health and Sanitation chief officer Fredrick Kosgei congratulated the medics at the facility for the milestone.
“This is a great milestone for the newly upgraded Level 4 hospital and Chesumei Primary Care Network Hub.”
He said the mother and her and bouncing baby boy were stable and recovering in post-natal ward With the hospital now equipped to handle such cases, expectant mothers can access life-saving procedures closer to home, reducing delays and improving outcomes for both mothers and babies.
Mosoriot subcounty hospital’s upgrade to a Level 4 facility has brought transformative changes, strengthening healthcare services for communities.
