Drugs and pregnancy: What women should know

Thousands of women in Kenya are now doing drugs and substances, thus, endangering their lives and that of their unborn babies, writes LUCY MARONCHA

Halisha Mutune could not understand why her one-year-old baby was developing rashes on his soles. The baby, too, was ever sleepy and to Halisha, her son was just a “lazy infant.” He was not active like other growing children. While other children his age had long started playing and at least making efforts to walk, Halisha’s son was still far from crawling. In a nutshell, the baby spent most of his days asleep, and even when awake, he remained dull and inactive.