Kenya’s Ministry of Health guidance recommends 400 micrograms (0.4 mg) of folic acid once daily from when pregnancy is confirmed, or ideally before. A clinician decides whether you need more.
Basic Obstetric Protocols, 1st Edition 2026 (Ministry of Health)Pregnancy and maternal health
Pregnancy questions, answered before the clinic.
What SHA covers for antenatal care and delivery, which facility to use, what to take and what to bring: plain answers in English or Kiswahili, with sources.
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SHA lists maternity, newborn and child health services under its Primary Healthcare Fund, and maternity and neonatal services under the Social Health Insurance Fund. Confirm that your facility is contracted before you are in labour.
SHA: benefits by fundGeneral health information, not a diagnosis. Tabibu does not diagnose pregnancy complications or give doses for prescription medicines. Those go to your midwife or doctor.
When it cannot wait. Heavy bleeding, severe pain, a fit, or not feeling the baby move is an emergency: call 999 or 112 or go to the nearest facility now.