A neonatologist’s emotional account has highlighted the devastating strain on newborn care during the nurses’ strike, with understaffing leaving vulnerable babies at risk.

Expectant women and sick children are among those paying the heaviest price as a nurses’ strike continues to cripple services in public health facilities across Nakuru County.

Children have also been affected, with some unable to access routine clinics and immunisation services as the prolonged strike continues.

A neonatologist’s emotional account has highlighted the devastating strain on newborn care during the nurses’ strike, with understaffing leaving vulnerable babies at risk.