Hire enough nursing specialists to curb maternal and child deaths

80 per cent of maternal deaths in Kenya are attributed to poor quality of care. [iStockphoto]

By the time you finish reading this article, two women will have died during pregnancy or childbirth.

Intensive deliberations at the recent Pan African Nurse Anesthetists Conference (PANAC) in Nairobi prescribed the hiring of anaesthetic nurses to curb mother and infant deaths across the continent.