Mother Tragically Loses Newborn Baby to Complications During Home Delivery Attempt
- A 29-year-old mother is mourning the loss of her unborn child after a home delivery attempt ended in tragedy
- Rosemary Ajuna turned to a traditional birth attendant due to a lack of support, only to suffer a stillbirth and life-altering complications
- The tragedy deepened when it emerged that she had suffered a uterine rupture and later developed a fistula
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Hoima – Rosemary Ajuna, a 29-year-old single mother, tragically lost her second child last month following complications during a home delivery attempt.
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Daily Monitor reports that Ajuna, already a mother to a young boy, had been navigating life alone after separating from her husband due to ongoing disputes.
Why Ajuna sought local solution
Shortly after the separation, she discovered she was pregnant again, but her ex-husband ignored her when she called to inform him.
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Since she wanted to keep the child, Ajuna began antenatal care. But around the eighth month, she started feeling contractions.
Lacking both financial support and someone to accompany her to a hospital, she turned to a local traditional birth attendant, a figure often relied on in rural communities where healthcare services are inaccessible or unaffordable.
“I went to her home in the early hours of Monday morning. I was in pain and hoped she could help me deliver. But the entire day passed with no progress,” she recounted.
How Ajuna's newborn baby died
By 6 pm., the birth attendant advised her to seek medical attention. However, by that time, Ajuna noted that the contractions had subsided.
She was rushed to Hoima Regional Referral Hospital, where an ultrasound delivered devastating news: her unborn child had died in the womb.
“The doctors took my blood samples and told me to rest until 8 am. when they could operate. It was the most painful and terrifying experience of my life,” she recalled tearfully.
The tragedy deepened when doctors discovered she had suffered a uterine rupture, a rare but serious complication, and later developed a fistula—a condition that has left her in need of ongoing medical care.
Ajuna regrets decision
Ajuna underwent surgery and remained hospitalised for several days to receive critical postnatal and surgical care.
She continues to attend follow-up appointments and receives regular check-ins from the hospital's medical team.
“They still call me to check on my condition. If I ever get pregnant again, I will go directly to the hospital. I will never risk my life by seeking help elsewhere,” she vowed.
Nakuru mother dies while giving birth
Elsewhere, there was drama at Nakuru Level 5 Hospital after a young woman died during childbirth in a suspected case of medical negligence.
Elizabeth Wairimu Njoroge was admitted to the Margaret Kenyatta Mother and Baby Wing of Nakuru County Teaching and Referral Hospital on Friday, April 18, for delivery.
However, what was meant to be a beautiful Easter weekend for the family turned tragic when Wairimu developed complications and died.
In the case that sparked public outrage and grief, the family blamed the death on delayed surgical intervention, poor communication, and mistreatment by hospital staff.
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