Aizhan Ovosovna Taitakova, the head nurse in a family doctor group, has been working in the Issyk-Ata district of the Chui region for 36 years.
She was born in 1972 in her native village of Rot-Front. "I studied at the local secondary school and graduated from the Tokmok Medical College with honors in the specialty of 'midwife.' Since childhood, I was fascinated by collecting herbs such as plantain and St. John's wort, which I dried and stored. Everyone around me said, 'You will become a medic.' That's how I chose my path. My career began in 1989 at the hospital in the village of Rot-Front, where I initially worked as a nurse. Then I entered medical college, and after graduating, I returned to the same hospital, this time as a midwife. In 1999, I started working in the maternity ward, and when it closed in 2019, I continued working as a nurse in the inpatient department and in the family doctor group. Currently, I hold the position of head nurse, mainly receiving pregnant women. During my time at work, I have been awarded Certificates of Honor from the district hospital and local administrative bodies," she said.
Aizhan shared one of the most memorable cases from her practice and gave advice to young mothers. "In our work, there are various situations. When the maternity ward was functioning in the village, a young woman came to us to give birth with her mother-in-law. This was her first birth, and she complained of abdominal pain. I examined her and said that labor was not imminent; she had about a month left. The mother-in-law was dissatisfied and demanded that I give her an injection to speed up the process. She even threatened to file complaints. But a month later, the daughter-in-law gave birth safely. Then the mother-in-law came and apologized for her words. In those times when there was no electricity, we worked at night by candlelight, keeping hot water in thermoses. My advice to young mothers is to exclusively breastfeed their children after birth. This promotes the rapid contraction of the uterus and prevents blood accumulation, which helps avoid complications," she added.
