Motherhood

Sussy* is a 37 year old lady who has just found out that she is pregnant. She is a single mother of a fourteen-year old boy who was born with …

Last week, I happened to overhear a conversation about a baby who had been found dumped in a roadside drain. The poor little soul appeared newly delivered and was found …

For many people, locally and internationally, the mention of Pumwani Maternity Hospital evokes a host of negative images. This is because, for as long as I have lived, Pumwani Maternity …

Suzy* is a bubbly 26 year old first time mom. She is excited about motherhood and having had an uneventful pregnancy and delivery, she has nothing to complain about. When …

The mention of labor and childbirth evokes images of women in pain followed by the cry of a newborn. Obstetrics, the medicine of pregnancy and childbirth, is one of the …

Over the past five decades, the contraceptive debates have raged on like a house on fire with minimal ground being ceded. The introduction of contraceptives in Kenya was and continues …

In the course of my work, it’s amazing the number of teenage moms I come across. They are a true testimony that mother nature is always hard at work to …

Every doctor has that one patient that they will never forget. The one who gave you sleepless nights and you had nightmares for months. Some are patients we lose and …