Pumwani child birth saga reveals sorry state of maternity hospitals


Nation | by Verah Okeyo

Its name should elicit lovely images of proud mothers, bouncing babies and joyful families. And for some years, Pumwani Maternity Hospital in Nairobi delivered excellent services. Birth was its byword. Then, somewhere along the way, things changed.

Neglected by the city fathers over the years, the once-famous hospital is now a pain for mothers. Hardly a week passes without a bad incident. At the weekend, a video clip of a woman in labour lying on the tarmac outside the hospital caused outrage…

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