OPINION: Breaking the Silence on Preventable Stillbirths in Kenya

In labour wards across Kenya, a familiar pattern unfolds. Once an intrauterine fetal death is confirmed, something changes. Urgency softens. Monitoring slackens. Conversations fade. Attention shifts elsewhere. The baby is gone — and, quietly, the case seems finished. But it sho..

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Dr. Richard Mogeni highlights the critical silence surrounding preventable stillbirths in Kenya, urging for urgent action and improved maternal care. He emphasizes that how society responds to stillbirths reflects its value for women, motherhood, and life.

Kenya loses an estimated 35,000 stillborn babies annually, with more than half occurring during labor, indicating significant gaps in intrapartum care.
Authored by Dr. Richard Mogeni Mogaka, Deputy Director of Reproductive Health at Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital and Chairman of the Kenya Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society-North Rift.
The article stresses the need for counties to count and review every stillbirth, improve staffing and fetal monitoring in labor wards, train health workers in compassionate communication, and enforce clear guidelines to protect women from unnecessary surgical interventions.

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