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Hi. Has your baby ever fallen on a really hard floor? Like on a cement floor and with such a loud thud that everyone present was speechless for a moment and then everyone was running towards the baby the next moment? How many times does your baby fall while in the care of other people, in your…
Read MoreInfidelity during pregnancy – Views by Dr. Frank Njenga
Infidelity during pregnancy – why do some men stray, develop cheating tendencies and eventually become unfaithful to their wives when expecting a baby? Pregnant Magazine sought the views of Dr. Frank Njenga, a leading Nairobi-based Psychiatrist. Is infidelity during pregnancy common? The truth of the matter is that some men and women do drift away…
Read MoreDoctor’s Notes on Cord Prolapse
When a patient has this condition, the cord protrudes from the vaginal opening or can be felt by the clinician during vaginal examination. CORD prolapse is an obstetric emergency during pregnancy or labour that highly endangers the life of the baby because of the risk of inadequate supply of oxygen to the foetus. It occurs…
Read MorePrincess Farida
This is a legacy edition story. True stories of past pregnancies in yester days (or years), as published in Pregnant Magazine. Princess Farida Sometime last year our pastor called my husband. Isaac, and I to the church and asked what happened to my pregnancy. I told him that I had had a miscarriage. He consoled…
Read MoreWhat’s the real cost of delivery?
What’s the real cost of delivery? Babies are quite a costly affair and nowhere does this manifest itself better than when paying the maternity fees at the hospital after delivery. You may have heard ‘of a person being detained in hospital because of non- payment of hospital dues and wondered, ‘Didn’t this woman know she…
Read MoreInduced labor – how long does it take? When is it done?
Induced labour is not the same as natural labour. It also differs from augmented labour, advises Dr. David Kiragu. Induced labour does not begin spontaneously (naturally); artificial means initiate it. In most cases, waters will be broken artificially and drugs will be administered by drip to initiate and sustain the process. Augmented or induced labour? Augmentation…
Read MoreSleep
Man and woman sleep and share blood, Morning comes and to their duties they go, Night enters and they sleep again, Routines continue and days pass. Midnight it is; the woman groans; Many sympathies with no much ado, woman groans louder; an infant is here. So sweet and lovely; the infant cries, Man lifts the…
Read MoreSex during pregnancy. Doctors’ perspectives
Dr. Blasio Omuga SEX in pregnancy is shrouded in a lot of myths. beliefs and taboos. Sex does not have a direct benefit to the woman at this time except for the purposes of cementing her relationship with her partner and as a demonstration of love. Therefore. it should be approached with a lot of care…
Read MoreRejection in Pregnancy
Comment by Grace Ojiambo Executive Director, Crisis Pregnancy Ministries, Nairobi. JUNE’S story may be familiar to some of us. As you read it, you could probably identify with her. Many women who have a crisis pregnancy go through horrifying times during and after the pregnancy which they didn’t really have to go though. Most such…
Read MoreKeeping your GLOW
PREGNANT women are beautiful, no doubt about it. But in addition to that tell-tale rosy glow (which is actually caused by increased blood flow in your body), pregnancy can also stimulate some less desirable changes in your appearance. You probably expected the weight gain, but did you also know that your skin could become blotchy, prone…
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