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Aug

2021

Should I get the COVID-19 vaccine while pregnant or breastfeeding? Experts explain the safety, evidence and clinical trials

TERRA MANCA, Postdoctoral Fellow, Canadian Center for Vaccinology (IWK Health Centre); Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University KARINA A TOP, Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Dalhousie University SINCE the COVID-19 pandemic began, public health communications put a special focus on helping high-risk populations, such as seniors, stay safe. Yet, information for pregnant or breastfeeding individuals has been inconsistent and hard to find. Though most pregnant people who become ill with COVID-19 have mild symptoms, pregnancy does increase the risk of being admitted to hospital and intensive care, as well as the risk of preterm birth and dangerously high blood pressure. Click…

Nov

2020

By The African Mirror

Teenage pregnancies rise in parts of Kenya as lockdown shuts schools

EDUCATION

AYENAT MERSIE JACKLINE Bosibori wept when she found out she was pregnant. The 17-year-old's mother, who is raising six kids alone, collapsed in their one-room home. They had been repeatedly threatened with eviction and couldn't afford another mouth to feed. "If I was in school, this could have not happened," said Bosibori, who wants to become a lawyer. Bosibori stands with her mother Ann Kemunto outside their home in Lindi village.4 NOV 2020. NAIROBI, KENYA. REUTERS/MONICAH MWANGI With schools closed due to the coronavirus pandemic and her mother out selling vegetables on the roadside, Bosibori got involved with a man…

Oct

2020

By The African Mirror

Kelly Rowland reveals that she’s expecting baby no. 2

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

MPHO RANTAO FORMER Destiny’s Child member Kelly Rowland has surprised fans with the reveal of her cover of Women’s Health’s October issue in the United States, but the singer was trending on the tongues of social media users this week for a totally different reason. The 39 year-old singer posed on the beach for the cover shot by Djeneba Aduayom, wearing an orange dress and displaying her baby bump. She made the reveal when she posted her cover image on Instagram. The singer is married to businessman Tim Weatherspoon, and the couple have a son named Titan. The couple had…

Sep

2020

By The African Mirror

South African celebrity falls pregnant

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER SOUTH African celebrity Minnie Dlamini-Jones is pregnant with her first child. Dlamini-Jones made the announcement on Twitter, accompanied by a photograph of her cuddlling her tummy. The announcement was made on the birthday of her husband Quinton. She said: “Starting a family with you, Mr Jones is a dream come true and I couldn’t have chosen a better man to be the father of our child. Happy Birthday my love, we’re having a baby! Best D’day present ever, I know, lol@.” She signed off the announcement with a #BecomingMamaJones. #TheJoneses. The announcement elicited a torrent of well…

Jul

2020

By The African Mirror

Rapper Nicki Minaj expecting her first child

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER TRINIDADIAN rapper Nicki Minaj is expecting her first child. Minaj announced her pregnancy on Instagram. She is expecting her first child with her husband Kenneth Petty. The ‘Yikes’ singer posted four pictures of herself cradling her expectant belly taken by American photographer Dave LaChapelle, with the first caption written “#Preggers”, while wearing a two-piece with a jewelled bra and cradling her prominent baby bump. https://www.instagram.com/p/CC3ffwbDEM5/ In her second post, Minaj wore the same bra and wrote: “Love. Marriage. Baby carriage. Overflowing with excitement and gratitude. Thank you for all the well wishes”. Minaj married Kenneth Petty, a…