Kenya: Maternal Deaths Increase as Nurses' Strike Persists

17 October 2017

The number of mothers who have died in childbirth doubled to 857 in the first half of this year, driven by prolonged doctors and nurses' strikes that have left most women without medical attention during critical hours of delivery.

A confidential ministry of Health report from the District Health Information Systems says the figure had jumped from 413 deaths registered during a similar period last year, making Kenya one of the worst places for childbirth.

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