By AGGREY OMBOKIMore by this AuthorThe Kenya Medical Practitioners and Dentists Board (KMPDB) has launched a probe into the deaths of 60 babies at Kiambu Level Five Hospital. “In the two months of December 2018 and January 2019, Kiambu hospital conducted 1,703 deliveries. We had a total of 60 neonatal deaths out of which 35 were pre-term babies weighing less than 1.5 kilograms,” Ms Kamau said. The survival rate for severe pre-term babies is very low worldwide." Dr Ngugi also sought to exonerate his staff, saying several circumstances play significant roles in the deaths of pre-term babies.

Source: Daily Nation February 17, 2019 15:11 UTC