Many men and women have come out to share their baffling experiences about cryptic pregnancy after Nation did a story about a woman who did not know that she was pregnant until delivery time. This type of pregnancy Viola Daisy carried for six months is referred to as cryptic pregnancy or stealth pregnancy. Conventional medical testing methods may fail to detect this type of pregnancy, according to medical experts. Women with a cryptic pregnancy are unaware that they are pregnant and may only realise they are heavy with child during the last few weeks of the pregnancy or when they give birth. Kenyans who have encountered the pregnancy shared their experiences in reaction to the story:Bancy Gichobi wrote, “I had a house manager who was in her mid 40s with grownup kids.

Source: Daily Nation February 17, 2021 11:48 UTC