Therapy for mothers who lost their babies
By DW
19 April 2023 |
12:27 pm
For mothers, losing a baby after birth is a traumatic experience. Now, a Kenyan NGO is helping mothers cope with the emotional pain of infant deaths. Neonatal mortality in the East African country currently stands at 21 deaths per 1,000 births, according to the latest health survey.
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