Peripartum cardiomyopathy: When pregnancy breaks the heart
A little-understood condition is weakening and killing mothers across Africa during and…
Hidden pregnancies: Alone at 14, giving birth in the bush, surrounded by dogs at night
A teenage mother is a child carrying a child in a body…
Adolescent antenatal care: Where Kenya’s youngest mothers are under 14 years
Kenya recorded 235,938 adolescent pregnancies in 2025. Behind that number are girls…
Before the first vaccine, there is breast milk
Days-old twins were fed porridge instead of breast milk; one did not…
The Safest Places Are the Hottest: How rising heat is reshaping motherhood in Kilifi
As temperatures rise, so do the risks of preeclampsia, preterm birth and stillbirth, while…
Beyond Pap smear: How HPV DNA Testing detects cervical cancer
One swab is all it takes. The test can protect you from…
Fast, Cheap, Deadly: The hidden risk of boda boda transport for pregnant women
Every day, thousands of pregnant women climb onto boda bodas because they have no…
Where Kenya harvests best rice, but worst pregnancy outcomes
The 2022 KDHS data shows three hard truths: rice farms may be harming pregnancies,…
Why fertility treatment shouldn’t be a luxury in Kenya
One in four Kenyan couples struggles with subfertility- an overwhelming national crisis…
Why some babies are born with a flat skull, bulging eyes, small jaw
Anencephaly is a serious birth defect caused by insufficient folic acid during…
