C-Section Awareness Month! Kambua calls for an end to shaming CS mothers
As April marks Caesarean Section (CS) Awareness Month, Kenyan singer and media personality Kambua Mutsembi Manundu has called for an end to the shaming of women who have had to, or chosen, a C-section as their preferred birth method.
Taking to her Instagram account on Wednesday, April 9, 2025, Kambua, who has undergone multiple emergency C-sections herself, shared a past photo while in the operating room with a powerful message celebrating the strength of CS moms and urging society to stop judging them.
“April is CS (Caesarean section) Awareness Month. I had all three of my children through emergency CS. This pic was taken during my last one. My life and that of my babies depended on this,” Kambua shared.
“I hope we can someday get past shaming women who have had to or chosen CS as their preferred birth method, because news flash: it is NOT the easy way out!”
Kambua on C-section experience
In a heartfelt post, Kambua reflected on her own experience, revealing that all of her children were delivered through emergency C-sections.
She described how the procedure, which often involves layers of flesh being cut, pulling and tugging to safely bring a baby into the world, and a long recovery with scar pain, is far from an easy option.
“I am a proud CS mom. Do you know what it means to have layers upon layers of flesh cut into, the pulling and tugging when trying to get the baby out, the stitches you have to heal from?” she stated.
“Scar pain and discomfort for years? Or even the quiet grief most moms experience because they did not get the birth experience they had dreamed of/planned for?
As part of her message, Kambua praised the resilience of all CS moms, acknowledging their strength and the hard work involved in bringing new life into the world.
“This post is to appreciate all CS moms. Drop me a love heart if this is for you. You’ve done amazing work, Mama. I see you,” Kambua added.
Kambua’s post highlights the often unspoken challenges that come with having a C-section, both physical and emotional.
For many women, the decision to undergo a C-section is one made for the safety of both mother and child, not an easy choice or a shortcut.
Kambua’s motherhood journey
Kambua’s motherhood journey not only serves as a testimony but also as encouragement to many.
The gospel singer and her pastor husband, Jackson Mathu, welcomed their first child on August 10, 2019, after seven years of childlessness in their marriage.
In 2023, Kambua shared her heartbreaking story of losing two children.
While Kambua is widely known as the mother of three children, including Nathaniel and Natalie, and her late son Malachi, she revealed for the first time that she is, in fact, a mother of four.
“Most of you know that I have three children, Nathaniel, Malachi in heaven, and Natalie with me. But the truth is, I actually have four children. This is something I have never shared with any of you before, but I think it is time to bring you into my world and tell you about two babies that I have in heaven and two that I get to take care of,” she bravely shared.
In 2019, Kambua gave birth to her firstborn, and months later, she announced she was pregnant with her secondborn and suffered a miscarriage.
Later in 2021, she shared the unfortunate news of the passing of her now third child, a newborn son named Malachi Manundu Muthiga Mathu.
In an Instagram post, she noted that the baby boy had complications, and efforts by the medics to save his life were futile.
In November 2022, the gospel singer announced that she was expecting her fourth child.
