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Caring for broken teenagers has redefined motherhood for me

Zainab Chironde 9.2019. [Maureen Ongala,Standard]

Zainab Chironde, 32, says working at a rescue centre that hosts teenagers who are welcoming motherhood with fear and depression has shaped her mothering experience.

She sees them every day, with despair written all over their faces, and the many questions they ask about impending motherhood. It makes her appreciate that the beginning of motherhood is not always smooth, and there are many people whose unspoken internal turmoil as they prepare for motherhood brings a different dimension to what bringing forth life means.

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