Fresh study on foetus defects reignites abortion debate

Pregnant lady (Courtesy)

Up to 36,000 unborn babies in Kenya have serious defects. And if the pregnancy is not terminated, most of them die soon after birth. These findings of a new study published last week would roughly mean of the estimated 1.2 million annual deliveries in Kenya, three per cent or 36,000 have birth defects with about 21,600 dying soon after birth.

The study at the Kenyatta National Hospital, the biggest referral facility in the country, followed 500 women through their pregnancies and shortly after delivery.