Expectant mothers in Nakuru have been cautioned against the rising cases of stealing of newly born babies in hospitals and health care centres in the country. Nakuru Gender Awareness (NGA) founder and co-ordinator, Florence Wangeci while addressing Women groups members in Kaptembwa estate at Muslim Primary School on Monday during a Gender Awareness Workshop, observed that cases of lost or misplaced new born babes were on the rise in maternity centres in the country and asked expectant women to take extra care when undergoing delivery to avoid becoming victims. She noted further that such cases were targeting women from informal and rural areas in the country because of rampant ignorance and poverty among them adding that there exist cartels dealing in child trafficking in the country that is responsible for the rising cases of lost or misplaced infants. “This problem is caused by people dealing in child trafficking crimes and they target women from informal settlements and rural areas where ignorance and poverty levels are high.They assume that such women are not aware of such crimes and also cannot afford for costs involved in DNA testing, ‘’observed the gender activist. Wangeci advised expectant women to take exercise extra care during delivery time by ensuring that their relatives and close friends accompany them to help monitor the delivery processes. While urging the government to revise maternal health laws and policies to ensure security of both child and mother, the activist further called for harsh punishments for crimes against child trafficking criminals.

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