Tag: Pregnancy

Emergency Contraception: How eating E-pills like chocolate affects ovulation & fertility    

Long-term misuse of Emergency Contraceptive Pills increases the risk of ovarian cysts,…

Postpartum haemorrhage: ‘I asked the nurse to bring my baby before I died’

Postpartum haemorrhage may be caused by a blood disorder or giving birth…

Infant & Maternal Mortality: How training, technology are helping medics save precious lives 

The training and innovations bore fruit in 30 facilities, and by 2023,…

Beauty or Baby? How cosmetics cause miscarriages, deformed births

Common pregnancy-related skin conditions include acne, stretch marks, hyperpigmentation and melasma or…

Love & HIV: Meet faces of resilience, stories of survival 

Her husband, in a chilling display, demonstrated how her burial would look…

Why positive pregnancy test could be a sign of cancer 

Red flags include; severe nausea, excessive vomiting, vaginal bleeding with passage of…

‘Your nose has grown!’ And other things not to tell a pregnant woman 

Pregnant women can list endless unwanted comments, back-handed compliments and unsolicited advice…

Missing pieces: What is ailing our mothers’ health?

We unpack the challenges women face in accessing quality maternal healthcare and…

I became a mother after 13 years of mockery, three tragic marriages and Ksh4 million 

Many childless women and couples turning to IVF (which is not covered…

Beware, that social media influencer is not an expert on Pills, Periods or Pads! 

Hormonal contraceptives don’t cause insomnia, obesity, hypertension, endometriosis, infertility, fibroids or cancer   By Robert…