{"id":460356,"date":"2025-09-29T12:05:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/460356\/"},"modified":"2025-09-29T12:05:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T12:05:12","slug":"born-blue-and-breathless-an-infants-fight-for-survival-a-mothers-descent-into-depression","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/460356\/","title":{"rendered":"Born blue and breathless: An infant’s fight for survival, a mother’s descent into depression"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s every mother\u2019s joy to receive a newborn, especially when it\u2019s the firstborn, but sometimes that joy can take an unexpected turn.<\/p>\n

For 38-year-old Rael Awuor from Kisumu County, what began as a smooth pregnancy filled with hope and careful preparation quickly turned into a nightmare she never imagined. Living in Lolwe Estate, she had never missed an antenatal clinic, trusted her gynecologist at a Private Hospital in Kisumu, and was eagerly waiting to hold her baby in August 2021.<\/p>\n

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