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A deputy county commissioner was reported dead during delivery.
Millicent Ngonyo badistant commissioner of Vitengeni County in Kilifi County was declared dead in a local hospital because of excessive bleeding.
A statement by Deputy Commissioner of Kilifi North County Josephat Mutisya read: "It is with great sadness that we report the untimely death of one of our officers, the commissioner deputy county of Vitengeni, Ganze sub-county. "
In addition, the statement said: "She died at 12 noon in Kilifi County Hospital after complications during delivery.It delivered well and the child is fine. , excessive bleeding led to his death. "
" Vitengeni
The county chief of medical services, Bilal Mazoya told the press that doctors were unable to control the bleeding. [19659003] "It became difficult to stop because she was bleeding from the inside of the uterus," Mazoya said, refuting claims that the hospital had run out his blood while doctors were trying to save the life of Ngonyo
.] Department of Reproductive and Maternal Health Services Department of Health, hemorrhage, complications of hypertension during pregnancy, sepsis and complications of abortion are the main causes of maternal mortality in Kenya
. are the shortage of health workers, inadequate skills of health care providers and harmful socio-cultural practices.
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Kenya, revealed that 15 out of 4 counties account for 98% of maternal deaths during childbirth in the country.
Of the total number of women of childbearing age who died, 21% were due to pregnancy-related causes.
"Doctors
The UNFPA report stated that the death toll of 488 women per 100,000 men could only be reduced by political goodwill and the active participation of civil society.
Around 8,000 women die every year at delivery due to poverty, insecurity and lack of access to health facilities.
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