Kenyan Woman Who Has Carried Pregnancy for 15 Months Seeks Help

A 24-year-old Kenyan woman who has carried her pregnancy way beyond nine months has appealed for help from doctors.

Metrine Simiyu from Naburereya village, Bungoma County says she has been expectant for the past 15 months and there are no signs that she will deliver soon.

In normal circumstances, pregnancy lasts for about 280 days (40 weeks). Post-mature births (beyond 40 weeks) carry risks for both the mother and the baby, including meconium aspiration syndrome, and stillbirths.

“I don’t know what is happening with me, this is my fifteenth month since I conceived and there is no any sign of me giving birth soon, my gestation period has exceeded by 6 more months, am now living in fear of losing my child,” Metrine said in an interview with Nairobi News.

“Am now confused, this issue has left my family, neighbors, and friends in shock on whether am carrying a baby or something else.”

Metrine says she had two miscarriages in the past before conceiving mid-2019 and believes this is the reason why she has carried the pregnancy for long. She is now appealing to doctors to help her.

“When I was still at my mother’s home I couldn’t imagine a miscarriage and face this problem. I plead to those who might know the problem to come and help me,” she pleaded.

Her mother-in-law, Carolyn Shikuku said efforts to seek solutions to her problem have been fruitless. The last time she went for a checkup, doctors said the baby is fine.