Inside the Bill seeking to reduce Kenya’s maternal and newborn deaths
Kenya's maternal mortality ratio remains more than five times the Sustainable Development…
Pre-eclampsia: How high blood pressure in pregnancy becomes an emergency
Warning signs of Pre-eclampsia include: severe headache, blurred vision, upper abdominal pain,…
How new bill could stop hospitals from detaining mothers over unpaid maternity fees
A sweeping bill before Kenya's Parliament would guarantee free maternity care, criminalise…
Smoking may be lowering your chances of having a baby, new WHO evidence shows
For couples hoping to conceive, tobacco may be an overlooked barrier. Experts now…
In rural Tanzania, one survivor’s foundation is closing the distance between birth and survival
Born at 900 grams herself, Doris Mollel spent a decade fighting for…
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…
