Maryanne W. Waweru

Maternal health writer at 🇰🇪 KENYA.
Email: [email protected]

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A study in Kenya has highlighted a critical gap in the country’s healthcare system, revealing that approx two in every five pregnant adolescents suffer from depression. And that standard maternal health clinics are poorly equipped to support young mothers. https://t.co/OuEBJNuQlC

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As Penina Zawadi, 29, was wheeled to the operating room for a cesarean section, she gave her mother her jewelry for safekeeping, along with a reassuring word: She would have a safe delivery. Sadly, she did not return back to her mother.
#WanjikuKumbukumbu
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Who went to boarding school in primary? What was the experience like? Did you lose some of the close friendships you had before you went? This is the story of one mom, who reflects on what she felt at the loss of some good friends. She's now in her 50's 👇 https://t.co/WiiIGEfBGU

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Losing close friendships as an adult can be hard, so you can only imagine how it is like for a teenager. Read the dilemma of this parent who is wondering how to help her very sad teenage daughter cope with the apparent loss of her close-knit friends. 👇https://t.co/XyEX5eojex

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After reading this article, one reader wrote back: "What was so different with our upbringing, compared to now? The suicide rates today among very young people are alarming. A serious research needs to be undertaken." Your thoughts? https://t.co/DSB9ObF0dl

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“Tomorrow, I’ll be having my uterus removed. At this time tomorrow, the very body in my organ that, in many ways, is tied to a woman’s identity will no longer be a part of me. And that thought terrifies and relives me in equal measure..." Read her story 👇 https://t.co/tAaQIGIy1O

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This is the story of a Kenyan teenage mother who survived two risky childbirth complications: high blood pressure (#preeclampsia) and severe bleeding (#postpartum haemorrhage). A ‘maternal near miss’. Learn about how she was saved by a dedicated team. 👇 https://t.co/i5WTeP9Gzh

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For years we waited for baby. We prayed. We fasted. We endured scorn, pressure from relatives. It was painful. We lost a pregnancy at week 13. Another at week 8. Tests confirmed a disease called #toxoplasmosis. Read Patrick Musembi's encouraging story 👇 https://t.co/BioflzH3FJ

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Why am I not getting pregnant? That's a question Mary Wanyoike asked herself over and over again. As she kept trying to conceive, she also found out she had an underlying medical condition. Mary shares her trying to conceive #TTC journey. Be encouraged 👇 https://t.co/cLNvmDrJg7

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Did you hear about the young woman who gave birth by the roadside in Kahawa Wendani, less than 50 meters from a health facility? Here's the summary about what happened, on the Mummy Tales blog 👇 https://t.co/dq1UWgiCls

#maternalhealth #childbirth #maternalcare

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Have you ever drifted apart from a childhood friend? One Mummy Tales reader reflects on losing her closest childhood friends after joining boarding school, the sadness, and the lessons that she learnt from it. Her story is quite relatable. Read it here 👇 https://t.co/WiiIGEg9ws

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Kebirigo SDA Comprehensive School in #Nyamira County which has nearly 1,000 learners hasn't recorded a single case of teen pregnancy in the past 5 years. In earlier years, it would record one or two cases annually. Read about this success 👇 https://t.co/Mw1ni57iBM

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After suffering two heartbreaking miscarriages, Berrita, 34, was convinced that motherhood would never be for her. So when she conceived for the third time, she found herself holding her breath, worried that history would repeat itself. 🔗 https://t.co/uO8Lt9Sfp0

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Last week on the Mummy Tales blog, we shared a parenting dilemma about a teen girl who was struggling after being excluded from conversations and activities by the close group of friends she grew up with. This week, a reader shares her own experience. 🔗 https://t.co/WiiIGEfBGU

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The purple book -the ‘Mother and Child Health Handbook’ has become an unlikely social media star, attracting millions of views through funny memes and videos. When five university students learnt about the handbook, they saw an opportunity to improve it. https://t.co/LIxUou0a4i

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If your teen seems withdrawn and even wants to change schools, maybe she's grieving a lost friendship and doesn't know how to talk about. This week's Mummy Tales parenting dilemma shares one teen's story, and an expert's advice on how parents can help 👇 https://t.co/XyEX5enLoZ

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"Mum, what did I do wrong?" Those were the heartbreaking words a teen girl recently asked her mom after finding out that she was being left out of conversations by the close-knit group of friends she'd grown up with. And it's really really affecting her 👇https://t.co/XyEX5enLoZ

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They were called 'bad girls'. Today, they're changing lives. Through a grassroots mentorship network, they transform waste into marketable products and in doing so, transformed their own lives. Now they are earning incomes and supporting one another. https://t.co/Ju4ZpVQMiR

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By the time the clock strikes midnight tonight, at least 16 women will have lost their lives in Kenya from causes that are entirely preventable such as severe bleeding during childbirth. https://t.co/9g0X3aJBNf

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Nearly 90 per cent of Kenyan women now deliver in health facilities, yet hundreds continue to die from preventable pregnancy and childbirth complications every year. Why is this the case? https://t.co/8KBnSOLMc8