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Hidden tales behind unwanted pregnancies and botched abortions

During my recent tour of Nairobi City’s maternity facilities in support of the Beyond Zero campaign aimed at preventing mothers from dying while giving life, I bumped into a colleague, a senior midwife, who I will call Nasimiyu for ease of reference.

I first met Nasimiyu in 2001 at Kenyatta National Hospital during my final year for my Master of Medicine degree in obstetrics and gynaecology.

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