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Taking care of your feet
During pregnancy, a woman gains weight naturally. This may cause pressure to the knees and feet, which could be painful. Irregularities that may arise during pregnancy include flat feet, a condition where the front of the foot rolls inwards while walking and the arch flattens out. The feet may also swell, a condition known as…
Couple loses baby to prolonged labour
It can be avoided, says Dr Sikolia Wanyonyi, an obstetrician-gynecologist at the Aga-Khan University Hospital The birth of a child brings with it unspeakable joy and that is why every expectant couple looks forward to this day. But what happens when prolonged labour dashes this joy and instead casts a cloud of anxiety? Michael Ochieng’…
Second time, new experience
So far so good,’ she announces cheerfully. ‘I have not had any problems although this pregnancy has come seven years after my first born son. It seems like the first time—a totally new experience.’ INTERVIEW BY ROSELYNE ATIENO WRITTEN BY KUI WAGACHA Phideliah discloses that when she got her first born son, she was very…
Trudging on inspite of morning sickness
For Linnet Ojiambo, 25, getting a job as a revenue officer was one of the greatest things that had happened in her life. However, exactly one year after acquiring her job, she learnt that she was pregnant. She had initially planned to bear her children within wedlock and at least after working for several years.…
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Hi. One of my greatest challenges as a woman has been choosing the right contraceptive. Like any other woman of child-bearing age, I am sometimes worried that intimacy might lead to unplanned pregnancy. However, there are so many uncertainties about which method of contraception to use; what works and what doesn’t; what is more comfortable,…