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Jeridah Lalwei, 30, from Marigat in Baringo County, was reluctant to seek healthcare after experiencing persistent abdominal pains when she was five months pregnant.
The mother of two had been diagnosed with acute malaria at the Marigat Sub County Hospital but the medication did not improve matters. Jeridah sought the help of a traditional herbalist in April 2020.
Health & Science met her at the home of former birth attendant, Elena Kachike and “all I want from the ‘mkunga’ (birth attendant) is to have my pregnancy checked and get some traditional herbs.”
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