Who are you guys?(aka -- Yafaau's Parents)

Yafaau's Father - Mohammed Yasiph
Yasiph is a technician at Dept. of Judicial Administration. Building web pages is a hobby. Yasiph's involvement with the internet is more on the scripting side(Intranet web applications).
Yafaau's Mother - Aminath Samiya
Samiya was a PA in a local construction company. Now she dedicates her time and effort with Yafaau caring for her special child.

Who created this site?
This website is manage and created by Yafaau's dad hoping to help similar parents with disAbility information and create awareness among general public..

How did you get the domain names?
In 2003 Yafaau.Org came into existence with the kind help from Mr and Mrs Kit Chambers. On 2005 Google® provided us with ads which generated some money thus I took more domains; Yafaau.com, Yafaau.net and Yafaau.Info 
 
Can I link to your site?
Yes, you are free to link to http://www.yafaau.info or http://www.yafaau.info/blog but please do send an email so that I can keep a record. But please do not hotlink, it will eat up my bandwidth.

Why Yafaau.Info ?
Yafaau.org resembles an organisation, which we aren't. Our website contains information about Yafaau. I guess Yafaau.info is much more appropriate for an informational website.

What Doctors Frequently ask

• Does your child have cerebral palsy or brain damage?
  • Yes ref. docs: Discharge Summary Apollo, Colombo 25-09-2003
• How long did Samiya carry Yafaau?
  • 40+ weeks see: Discharge Summary IGMH, Maldives. 04-01-2003
• Was Samiya's labour induced?
  • Yes
• What was Yafaau's birth weight?
  • 2.85kg see: Discharge Summary IGMH, Maldives. 04-01-2003
• How did Samiya deliver?
  • Prolonged but Natural delivery see: Discharge Summary IGMH, Maldives. 04-01-2003
• Was the delivery difficult?
  • Yes. see: Discharge Summary IGMH, Maldives. 04-01-2003
• Was the delivery delayed?
  • Yes. see: Discharge Summary IGMH, Maldives. 04-01-2003
• Was there meconium in the amniotic fluid?
  • No.
• Was Samiya connected to an electronic fetal monitor?
  • Yes.
• Was Yafaau's heart rate dropping prior to birth?
  • Yes.
• Did the doctor use forceps or Vacuum extraction?
  • Vacuum Extraction. see: Discharge Summary IGMH, Maldives. 04-01-2003
• Was Yafaau breathing after birth?
  • No.
• Did Yafaau require resuscitation/CPR?
  • Yes.
• Did Yafaau have seizures, shakes or tremors within 48 hours after delivery?
  • Yes.
• Was Yafaau transferred to the Neonatal Intensive care Unit? How long?
  • Yes... 18 days in Baby Nursery, IGMH.
• Did Samiya have high blood pressure or diabetes?
  • No.
• Did Samiya have fever during labor?
  • No.
• Was the pregnancy high risk?
  • No.
• Did your baby have an MRI, Ultrasound, or CT of the brain?
  • Yes. A CT at 5 days and MRI at 3 months.
• Does your child have Cerebral Palsy or any learning problems?
  • Yes.
• Was the baby born less than 38 weeks or born after the due date (over 42 weeks)?
  • After the due date(31 Dec 2002).
• Were forceps or a vacuum extraction device used to deliver the baby?
  • Yes, Vacuum extraction.
• Was a cesarean section performed?
  • No
• During labor, was the baby's heart rate monitored electronically?
  • Yes.
• During labor, did a doctor or nurse say the baby's heart rate was dropping or that there were signs of fetal distress?
  • Yes.
• Were any drugs given to make the contractions stronger or more frequent?
  • Unsure.
• At birth or in the nursery, was the baby able to breathe without help?
  • No, At birth he had no respiratory activity.
• Were the baby's Apgar scores at birth 7 or higher?
  • No, it was 0 at 1min, 5 at 5min, 6 at 10 min.
• Did the mother have diabetes or high blood pressure during pregnancy or labor?
  • No.
• After birth, was the baby sent to the intensive care nursery?
  • Yes.
• Has the baby been seen by paediatric neurologist?
  • Yes, we have been to India on september 2004 and seen a Paediatric Neurologist from Medical College...