4+ hour, 20+ min ago  (93+ words) standardmedia. co. ke I feared losing my baby: Regina's journey through epileptic pregnancy Motherhood comes with its fair share of challenges, but 27-year-old Regina David felt she had received more than her share when she could not hold or bathe…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (398+ words) The transition to motherhood can feel like the greatest bait-and-switch in the human experience. Many women prepare for birth, but few truly prepare for what it means to become. Lina, a first-time mum at 26, says she assumed breastfeeding would be…...

3+ day, 16+ hour ago  (835+ words) For many newborns in Kenya, survival depends on more than skilled doctors and medicine. Maintaining body temperature in the first hours of life can mean the difference between survival and serious complications. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), newborns…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (440+ words) Preeclampsia remains one of the most dangerous pregnancy complications in Kenya, contributing significantly to maternal and newborn deaths. Health experts, however, emphasise that while the condition cannot always be prevented, most severe outcomes can be avoided through early antenatal care,…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago  (125+ words) standardmedia. co. ke Preeclampsia: The silent pregnancy threat claiming mothers and children The twins that Lynn Atieno, 31, waited years to conceive will grow up hearing stories about their mother. They will hear about a woman who dreamed of motherhood, carefully…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (77+ words) standardmedia. co. ke Experts alarmed over high maternal deaths during childbirth An estimated 81 women died in the last one and a half years in Kilifi County as a result of childbirth complications, according to statistics released by county health officials....

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (204+ words) Brazilian lawmakers voted on Tuesday to make it tougher for underage victims of sexual violence to access abortion, in a lightning vote that followed less than two minutes of debate. The vote moves to dismantle a resolution from the National…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago  (66+ words) standardmedia. co. ke The silent pregnancy complication that still affects many women Antenatal care plays a key role in the early detection and prevention of preeclampsia during pregnancy. [i Stock] Beatrice, a mother of three, faced the life-threatening condition of…...

1+ mon, 39+ min ago  (297+ words) Those facing infertility will increasingly seek ways to improve their chances of conception, either spontaneously or with medical treatment. Diet features prominently among lifestyle factors that may influence fertility. While there is no single "fertility diet" guaranteed to result in…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago  (163+ words) Debate escalated last week after US President Donald Trump claimed that paracetamol use in pregnancy, along with childhood vaccinations, was linked to autism. The Pharmacy and Poisons Board (PPB) has. .. No evidence paracetamol in pregnancy causes autism, health bodies say…...