Did you know delivering while squatting gives a woman enough pressure to push the baby out as compared to lying on a bed?
Ms Anne Adung says this is a common practice within the Turkana community of Kenya, that disregards women giving birth while lying on their back.
“Since time immemorial, Turkana women give birth while squatting, a practice which has been passed from one generation to the other. Hospitals were also set in faraway areas making many women prefer home deliveries,” she says.
Delivering while squatting or kneeling she says saves a woman from using a lot of energy and going into long labour. In its bid to embrace the culture, Turkana County government has introduced squatting stools in most of its health facilities.
“My three children were all delivered at home, save for my last born who was born in hospital. While in hospital on the delivery bed, it took me long to deliver until I asked to be taken to the squatting stool,” says the 38-year-old woman.
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