Superstition and science clash as woman gives birth to 'fish'

Pregnant woman looking at ultrasound scan pictures of her baby. A woman in Kilifi says she gave birth to a ‘fish’ on Wednesday night. [Courtesy]

It was a clash between science and superstition in Shariani location in Kilifi County after a middle-aged woman reportedly gave birth to a live "fish".

Medical officers, however described the condition as a molar pregnancy caused by an unfertilised egg while the woman insisted it was a spell.