pregnancy

134,000 pregnant, breastfeeding women acutely malnourished – report

Reading Time: 2 minutes A total of 134,000 pregnant or breastfeeding women in Turkana County are reported to be acutely malnourished. The United Nations […]

Why postpartum exercises are very important

Reading Time: 3 minutes After nine months of pregnancy, filled with the excitement of bringing forth a cute little bundle of joy, many mothers […]

Offering support to people with gigantomastia

Reading Time: 3 minutes Briefly tell us about yourself? I am an advocate of the high court and the founder of Gigantomastia Foundation, a […]

Navigating parenting amid suicidal thoughts

Reading Time: 3 minutes Sandra Wekesa @wekesa_sandra Pain, lost love and disappointment strike Lucia Musyoka’s mind whenever the phrase ‘fatherly love’ is mentioned. Even though […]

Should I walk out on my pregnant girlfriend?

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hi Achokis. I have been in a relationship for the last three years. Things were okay between us until sometime […]

Pregnancy, taxes, tragedy top Google searches in Kenya

Reading Time: 2 minutes The search engine listed trendy topics for Kenyans in 2019, saying it is a reflection of societal mood and disposition […]

Pregnant women still opt for traditional birth attendants, report shows

Reading Time: < 1 minute Expectant women still use traditional birth attendants and medicine despite the launch of free maternity services programme six years years […]

My suicidal mistress won’t let me move on

Reading Time: 2 minutes Hi Achokis. I am married with three children. I work in the city, but my family lives upcountry. I visit […]

Youth friendly centres improve access to reproductive health

Reading Time: 4 minutes Silvia Kerubo had news for her boyfriend. The 17-year-old wanted him to be the first person to know. She watched […]

10 strange things babies do in the womb

Reading Time: 3 minutes Growing a life inside you is amazing. Though it’s not an easy journey, (what with the nausea, fatigue, cravings and […]