A baby that was born without a scalp and an underdeveloped brain that exposed its brain has died. The baby born on Wednesday to Martha Mkandawire died in the wee hours of Friday. District Medical Officer (DMO) for Rumphi Dr Jonathan Chiwanda confirmed in an interview with Nyasa Times, saying the baby died at around […]
A 19 year old woman in Malawi’s northern region district of Rumphi, Martha Mkandawire has delivered a baby born without a scalp and an underdeveloped skull that exposes the brain, a rare birth defect that has stunned medics at Rumphi district hospital. Mkandawire delivered her baby on Wednesday at around 2:30 pm through caesarian section. […]
Another woman in Malawi’s lakeshore district of Salima has given to birth to baby without a nose in what doctors say it’s a condition called “Arhinia”. According to Salima district hospital spokesperson William Kaunda, the baby has irregular features as well and appears blind , was transferred to Kamuzu Central Hospital (KKCH) in Lilongwe for […]
