Nurse loses battle with Covid days after giving birth

Maryanne delivered a bouncing baby boy six days after being taken into isolation after she tested positive. She tested negative five days later

By ERIC ABUGA

Mum says baby saved her life after awkward position in womb blocked huge blood clot

Bekki was diagnosed with eight small blood clots in her lungs that had broken off one massive clot when it couldn't squeeze past her unborn daughter

By MIRROR

Relief for expectant mothers as new maternity ward is launched

Residents have been relying on an ill-equipped facility in Marti, nearly 300km from Maralal Town

By THE STANDARD

Confessions: Will he turn the blame on me if I tell him I am HIV-positive?

I have a 4-year-old son and I am five months pregnant. On my regular clinical visits, my lab results came back showing I was HIV positive

By SIMON AND BOKE

Save our mothers from fistula

So many women across the nation are suffering from the effects of prolonged labour during childbirth

By EVE WOMAN

Eight hour wait for ambulance that cost woman her baby, womb

She was kept waiting for an ambulance after being referred for specialized medicare

By THE STANDARD

Four tips to help you recover after a c-section

Healing from a caesarean section can take its toll

By AUDREY MASITSA

Woman who couldn’t bear children joyful after successful uterus transplant

At the age of 16, the woman only identified as Lindsey, had been told that she wouldn’t be able to have children

By AUDREY MASITSA

Maternal health: Drug linked to death of pregnant women

Poor quality oxytocin, a drug used to stop excessive bleeding in pregnant women, has been linked to high maternal mortality

By THE STANDARD

New mum goes into labour eight times during single pregnancy

Kayleigh suffered full-blown contractions for up to seven days at a time after being diagnosed with an irritable uterus

By MIRROR

What you should do when your reproductive healthcare goes wrong

We live in an age where women’s healthcare should be at its best. But a disproportionate number of medical errors and complications still occur

By DR. ALFRED MURAGE

Abortion: Questions still linger after judge gives verdict

Government and civil society seem to be reading from different scripts on the verdict

By JECKONIA OTIENO