Bleeding Before Birth: Saving mothers & babies demands teamwork, reliable blood supplies
When a mother starts bleeding before birth, her survival and that of…
More than a mother’s effort: Why successful breastfeeding takes a whole health system
As Kenya celebrates gains in exclusive breastfeeding, experts say the next milestone…
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…
Prof Anne-Beatrice Kihara: She repeated a year in med school, delivered 40,000 babies, never stopped asking why mothers die
“I got pregnant when I was in medical school at age 22…
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,…
