Gospel Singer Kambua struggled with infertility for many years but when she finally got pregnant her unborn baby nearly died.
Speaking in her YouTube channel, Kambua opens up about an emergency C-section that saved the life of her firstborn son Nathaniel.
Kambua recalled how she had attended a funeral when she was pregnant and then suddenly she started feeling uncomfortable.
“During the service, I felt uncomfortable and somewhere towards the end, I went home. That evening I told my husband that I hadn’t felt the baby move that day. The baby had been quiet,” she said, expressing her growing concern.
Despite attempts to stimulate the baby’s movement with various methods, including drinking Ribena and eating an apple, there was no response.
“I had a feeling that something was wrong,” Kambua admitted.
The couple rushed to the hospital, where they were met with a tense atmosphere.
“They put me in one of the observation rooms. The trainee nurse could not feel the heartbeat and they were busy whispering to each other. I felt like my heart was going to stop at any moment,” she recalls.
When a faint heartbeat was detected, the doctors advised an immediate delivery, even though Kambua was only 34 weeks pregnant.
Nathaniel was born prematurely and had to be admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
“When I think of my experience as a new mother, I get chills. I felt inadequate,” confessed Kambua.
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