In a related sad incident, Grace (17), did not run away from home in Makonde district, Mashonaland West province, but was sold off to a Harare-based peddler by her grandmother at the age of 14.

Only 23% (97) was with husbands, 1,5% (10) with strangers, 0,8% (6) with relatives and 0,1% (2) with casual partners.

Ellen (17) and Precious relate how they changed their narrative by going back to school despite being teen mothers.

When she got to the local clinic, the nurses on duty demanded payment before they could attend to Chindume and the baby.

Even though Matanga took her baby to the clinic for the BCG vaccine for tuberculosis, she could not get a birth record and a baby card.

This is how countless women in Zimbabwe find themselves ensnared by the silent suffering of obstetric fistula, often unaware of this debilitating condition.

Nevirapine is an antiretroviral medication which typically prevents the mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of HIV.

This is higher than the sustainable development goal (SDG)'s 3,1% target, which aims to reduce the maternal mortality ratio to less than 70 per 100 000 live births by 2030.

Mawe is not an ordinary instructor but an apostolic white garment prophetess and a traditional midwife with over a decade of experience.