Cow dung infection, not ‘evil eyes’ kills babies

During prenatal clinics, pregnant women are taught about the importance of cord care. [Courtesy]

Monica Mueni, a 75-year-old mother of eight, had been using cow dung to cure her children’s umbilical cord after birth for years.

This is just one of the many traditional ways used back in the day to dry the cord stump, but in many cases, it led to neonatal deaths after infections.