Omphalocele: When babies are born with organs outside the body

Team of Surgeons at JOOTRH performing surgeries where over 124 life changing surgeries were done last week children aging 0-12 years. [Rodgers Otiso, Standard]

When 34-year-old Anne Opondo from Bondo discovered she was pregnant in 2019, her heart overflowed with the joy every expectant mother knows.

But what began as a journey of hope quickly spiralled into months of fear, uncertainty, and heartache. Her pregnancy was riddled with complications, painful scans, and difficult medical conversations that tested her strength as a mother.