The intervention comes at a time when health experts continue to emphasise the importance of proper nutrition during pregnancy in preventing complicat...
According to the 2022 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey (KDHS), maternal healthcare access remains uneven, shaped by distance, cost, and unequal ser...
CS Duale said the amendments seek to revise the Schedule to the principal Tariffs for Healthcare Services, 2025, to provide clearer provisions across...
The new facility will process more than 40,000 units of blood annually, reducing reliance on Nairobi while improving emergency and maternal healthcare...
Gynaecologist Dr Swabra Swaleh stressed the need for women to understand potential risks associated with pregnancy, saying awareness plays a key role...
President William Ruto unveils Sh4 billion SHA boost, new maternal health reforms, and recruitment of 5,000 nurses in nationwide healthcare overhaul.
Professor Julius Ogengo, co-lead of the postpartum haemorrhage programme and champion of the Roaming Blood initiative under the PPH Foundation, says t...
Families are now required to pay up to $100 (Sh12,913) for a caesarean section and $50 (Sh6,456) for the care of premature newborns, costs that are un...
Preterm birth is frequently sudden and unexpected, bringing intense stress and psychological trauma, uncertainty, and emotional disruption for mothers...
Maternal sepsis can develop from infections during pregnancy, labour, or after childbirth, triggering an extreme immune response. Early recognition an...
Kenya’s adolescent pregnancies recorded at first antenatal visits declined overall from 2022 to 2025, with totals falling from 258,262 to 235,938. Gir...
Kenya Economic Survey 2025 data show adolescents presenting pregnant at first antenatal care fell 4.2% to 235,900, yet pregnancies among ages 10–14 ro...
Beyond internal struggles, the childbirth experience itself can have a profound impact on a woman’s mental well-being. For many, especially first-time...
According to the Ministry of Health, about 15 women die every day from pregnancy and childbirth-related complications, while approximately 92 newborns...
According to a statement by the US Embassy, this support ensures safer deliveries and improved care for newborns.
Donor support for maternal and newborn health in Kenya fell by up to 55% in 2025, pushing experts to call for more investment in primary healthcare, w...
At Kakamega Referral Hospital, nurse Eileen Muhari uses Kangaroo Mother Care to support premature babies, countering harmful mother–newborn separation...
Kenya loses a newborn every 15 minutes, with 21 deaths per 1,000 live births. The rate has fallen only slightly and remains far above the 2030 global...
The Director General for Health, Patrick Amoth, said the country has recorded some improvements over time, but the pace has slowed and remains below e...
Naima Abdulkadir stressed that sustained investment and support are essential to maintain and scale the gains achieved through the surge roster interv...
At an international maternal conference, Ghanaian mother Koiwah Koi-Larbi shared her experience of multiple pregnancy losses, exposing gaps in managin...
Stillbirths are frequently caused by complications such as prolonged labour, infections, maternal health conditions, or poor-quality care during pregn...
Only two Kenyan counties have met neonatal SDG targets, with most lagging due to equipment shortages, staff gaps and weak referrals, putting newborns—...
In some counties, hospitals lack basic supplies such as oxygen, blood, and essential drugs. In others, there may be trained personnel but no adequate...
Even after giving birth, her struggle did not end. Without a clinic book or identification, she says she was denied postnatal services.
Somalia has one of the highest maternal mortality rates in the world, around 563 deaths for every 100,000 live births. Here, only about one in three b...
New research suggests that the changes happening in a pregnant woman’s brain may actually be part of a natural biological process that prepares her fo...
The modern block will house a fully equipped newborn unit (NBU), a theatre for safe surgical procedures, and a comprehensive maternal care unit design...
The County Department of Health Services is implementing updated Maternal and Perinatal Death Surveillance and Response (MPDSR) strategies in line wit...
