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The painful story of how Aunty Jemimah lost her unborn baby

Radio presenter Aunty Jemimah. (Courtesy/Instagram)

Radio presenter Aunty Jemimah, has opened up about her experience with losing her child to Gestational Diabetes, a condition that can develop during pregnancy and cause high blood sugar levels in the mother.

In an emotional interview with Kamau Mwangi, Jemimah shared that the loss of her child was a traumatic experience for her. She explained that the condition was not detected early enough, and that the day she was scheduled to go for a test, she postponed it due to other commitments. She later found out that her baby had died a day or two before she arrived at the hospital, just six weeks before her due date.

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