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List of articles in this edition
Ms Mysterious
Women are not only beautiful, I but interestingly strange as well. A little boy’s love for the mother is jealously guarded in a native sense. Viewed by scholars as the Oedipus complex, this relationship is full of admiration and respect on the part of the boy and it is the foundation that determines many a…
A fall followed by red-that’s danger sign
Kay* was brought into the labour ward hauling in pain. Aroused by the desperate screams, I rose from my chair in the nurse’s station and made my way to the entrance of the ward where the receiving nurse was trying in vain to calm a hysterical Kay. Her husband who had also accompanied her to…
Why Labour is Painful
A common fear among pregnant women is labour pain. But many, despite the awaiting agony, look forward to it as proof of the strength of a woman; a natural process to motherhood that must be endured. Labour pain is about uterine contractions, cervical dilatation and, when baby is coming out-expansion of the birth canal and…
Speak …on a pregnant note 22
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Shoes For a Pregnant Woman
BY the time you can’t fit into any of your pre-pregnancy clothes, chances are you are still fitting into your shoes, right? Maybe—but maybe not. Pregnancy comes with a host of physical changes in a woman’s body; her feet are a key factor. Changes in the feet may include swelling (oedema), ‘flat feet’ and general…
First Word 47
Saying I love You…in colour. From the obvious, red is the colour of blood and a ruby. From philosophic perspectives, besides danger – so you stay away from it, red spells beauty, passion, fire, sacrifice, socialism and communism (in this case togetherness and selflessness). The Chinese and many other cultures make it the face of…
My ectopic pregnancy is now behind me
Judy Karimi knows only too well that an ectopic pregnancy should not be reason for a woman to give up on having a normal pregnancy. Now, two months to her EDD and with an ectopic pregnancy behind her, she passes on a message of hope. In 2007 I lost my baby at two months of…
I had so many questions!
‘I had so many questions!’ When MARY KINYUA learnt that she was pregnant, she could not stop asking questions. Many things puzzled her, from why her stomach was not bulging to how the baby finally gets delivered. In spite of her relentless curiosity, she had a very patient doctor who answered all her questions with…
Sex – Joyful positions
Some expectant women turn into sex queens come pregnancy. More blood flows to the pelvic area increases sensitivity of the vagina and clitoris, causing many of such to have even more orgasms. For others, a sore bust and terrible nausea makes them hanker for sleep, not sex. But if that’s the case, all’s not lost.…
