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Nurses save lives of pregnant women as doctors strike bites

Patricia Ndoro (right). She sees at least 40 pregnant mothers daily. [File, Standard]

Patricia Ndoro, a maternal nurse at Kilifi County Referral Hospital has been seeing at least 40 pregnant mothers every day since doctors downed tools a month ago.

Before the strike which has paralysed services in public hospitals across the county, the facility would record about 18 deliveries per day. However, the number has doubled with pregnant women visiting the facility from the neighbouring Mombasa county.

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