Maternal and Child Health Vulnerabilities Among Pastoralist Communities in Turkana

It cost approximately Sh100 to give birth in rural Turkana. Upon receipt of the cash token, an elderly traditional birth attendant will massage a pregnant woman's belly during labour until the baby is finally born. Delivery with the aid of a traditional birth attendant is the best a pregnant rural Turkana woman can hope for in a region with a shortage of health facilities and where only 8.2 percent of all the babies born are delivered in hospital.