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Birth-related deaths belong to the bad past 

Pregnancy

The World Health Organization cites postpartum haemorrhage as a leading cause of maternal deaths.

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By  Wycliffe Osabwa

Lecturer

Alupe University College, Busia

What you need to know:

  • The World Health Organization cites postpartum haemorrhage as a leading cause of maternal deaths.
  • In 2017 alone, WHO says, 295,000 women died during or after childbirth.
  • Strangely, most of the causes are preventable through vigilance, preparedness and timely intervention.


Once more, the media is drawn to a harrowing incident of a mother losing her life after delivery, allegedly due to negligence by medics.

The victim is reported to have bled to death after delivering twins at Mama Lucy Kibaki Hospital, in Nairobi.

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