Thu, 14 Sep 2017 09:47:09 +0000 By Annie Zulu THE death of 29-year -old multi-award winning journalist Sithembile Siwawa Zulu, after childbirth has thrown the media fraternity in Zambia into a campaign against maternal deaths. Ms Zulu, died on Sunday morning September 10, 2017 at the Levy Mwanawasa Hospital in Lusaka where she had been recuperating after giving birth. Until her death, she was a Sub-Editor at the Zambia Daily Mail newspaper. According to Ministry of Health spokesperson Dr Maximilian Bweupe, Ms Zulu underwent a caesarean section due to foetal distress, a condition where the foetus does not receive sufficient oxygen during pregnancy or labour. Dr Bweupu explained in a statement that Ms Zulu became breathless after taking a bath and her condition rapidly deteriorated. “The deceased became breathless after taking a bath on Sunday in the morning after which the condition deteriorated before she passed on despite efforts to resuscitate her,” Dr Bweupe said. […]
JOURNALIST'S DEATH AFTER CHILDBIRTH LEADS TO PUBLIC OUTCRY
