Dr Kabugo Kamau: Menopause begins before birth, a reality medicine has long ignored
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Stillbirths: ‘I walked out of the hospital three times… without a baby’
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Postpartum Psychosis: It is not witchcraft… childbirth can trigger hallucinations
Imagine your first days of motherhood clouded by haunting visions and whispers…
Why pregnant women crave soil, and the simple food fix
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A deep dive into Kenya’s neonatal and child mortality
Access to skilled birth attendants, midwives, nurses, or doctors is one of…
Together from the start: Tanzania unveils Zero Separation Care for mothers and newborns
A key inclusion in the unit is a Kangaroo Father Care (KFC)…
Maternal vaccine to curb stillbirths, preterm babies now within reach
Instead of catching Group B Streptococcus (GBS) bacteria during labour, a vaccine given…
‘Our baby weighed 800 grams’: How fathers are helping preterm babies survive
Men at the coast culturally never got involved in Kangaroo Mother Care,…
Close to the heart: How Kangaroo Mother Care is saving Kenya’s tiniest babies
For many preterm babies, Kangaroo Mother Care is the difference between life…
