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My ‘little’ co-operative associate
As Lawrence and Sally Ng’ang’a celebrate their first wedding anniversary, they tell Rebecca Njoki about the resulting blessing. This pregnancy has given me extraordinary energy. I have never experienced any low moment. My liveliness has surprised people because many have the idea that a pregnant woman is laid back, bored and grumpy. I am not…
Not again! Yet again…
This is what I said after leaving the delivery room, 7 am not sure I want another one! Not in a few years.’ That was one and a half years ago. I am now 20 weeks on and not thinking much about my confessions from the delivery room; or about the pregnancy which coupled with…
Long life with amaranth
Every expectant mother would like to eat wholesome food because it will have a long term positive effect on the baby and herself. Rebecca Njoki sought Ruth Njeri, a co-director of Incas Health International, on the benefits of amaranth just the right food for every family. Amaranth is a Greek word meaning ‘everlasting’ or ‘living…
The emotional and mental dimensions of conception
News of pregnancy are ordinarily expected to bring joy and celebration to a woman and her partner. However, this may not always be the case; in fact, most women go into a state of multiple feelings immediately after learning they are pregnant. Even in cases where pregnancy was planned, the woman faces new concerns –…
Is it just my ‘foetus’ or my baby
A word on abortion Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use violence to get what they want’, advised an old lady from Calcutta famed as Mother Theresa. Perhaps that was the reckoning of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) when they included a clause in the revised harmonized…
HIV positive but I still had a baby
JANE* was delighted that she was finally going to graduate, having spent over 14 years in school some of which were very trying. Being a strong Christian and a leader of the Christian Union, Jane’s main preoccupation was the church, outreach missions, and books on a daily basis. She did not only dream of one…
