IDF Doctors Treat New Mothers and Their Babies in Minamisanriku

by Israel Defense Forces

Lt.Col. Dr. Amit Assa, Yuki Satu and her baby

Yuki Satu, 24, a new mother staying at an aid population center in Minamisanriku, gave birth to a girl six weeks ago by a Cesarean section. Due to the tsunami, Yuki had been unable to go to a gynecologist for a follow-up examination for the six weeks since she had given birth.

When Yuki heard about the Israeli medical aid delegation from friends in the population center and from media reports, she and her baby showed up at the IDF medical clinic.

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