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Silent killer: Postpartum bleeding still claims ten mothers every day

Eunice Atsali patient of overbleeding after birth, during the interview at her home in Ruai on 17,June,2025. [ Jenipher Wachie, Standard]

When Eunice Atsali walked into Kenyatta National Hospital (KNH) to deliver her second child, she was filled with excitement, ready to welcome her baby.

Nothing, however, could have prepared her for the ordeal that followed. A seasoned midwife, a lecturer at Kenyatta University, and an advocate for maternal health, Atsali was well-versed in childbirth; she had assisted countless mothers deliver safely.

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