How gum disease in pregnant women can lead to preterm births

The in charge of newborn unit nurse Shekilah Cheruiyot prepares bedding for preterm babies, at Margaret Kenyatta Mother Baby, at Nakuru Level Five hospital. [Mercy Kahenda, Standard]

When Susan Akinyi was expecting her first child, she was in perfect health and was looking forward to a smooth and crisis-free delivery.

However, while going about her household chores when she was 7 months pregnant, she started experiencing sharp pains that felt like labour pains from her first birth.