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List of articles in this edition
We are excited!
Kevin and Dorcas Kenyanya are reveling in expectancy. Their life is changing— for the better. They let Elizabeth Ombati into the reason for their excitement. How has the pregnancy changed your life? Kevin: Knowing that I will be a dad in a few months is awesome. I have become more conscious of the food we…
Helping the Baby out-Part one
As we have discussed in previous editions of Pregnant, pregnancy is a normal, natural and healthy process, says Lillian Karanja a nurse at the Aga Khan hospital. She lets us in on how medical experts make it possible for the baby to have his way out, despite challenges during labour. One of the Lamaze philosophies…
General exercises for soon-to-be mothers
Pregnancy, labour and delivery make a lot of demands on your body. The more you prepare yourself physically the better it will be for your overall health. Judy Karimi, featured in this Issue’s Mja Mzito journals continued with routine exercise till her second trimester. She still carries on with exercise though not on a regular…
Horrific marriage leaves a lovable scar
Judy knows the meaning of survival, shame and the most hateful thing of all, humiliation. You can play around with someone, even ignore them, but when you mess around with someone’s dignity, then you go too far. Judy has been through all this and more. She says she still enjoys life with a vengeance. This…
My Struggle with Uncontrollable Bladder
Roseline Atieno reports her interviews with two women who suffer this condition, known medically as vaginal fistula. Jemimah (not her real name) has been operated three times. Her problem with urinary incontinence or fistula, started when she was 16 years old, in 1998, after she delivered at home. She lived with the condition until 2005,…
Anything for Jayden
‘I delivered Jayden Kibagendi through C-s on 2 June last year. He weighed a healthy 3.4 Kgs,’ says Portia Gaceri. She tells Pregnant more. Then I had to find my bearing as a new mother. I had so much to learn; from changing his diapers, to holding him properly, to laying him to sleep—I was…
