Ninah of Wapendwa Muziki Reveals Traumatic Birth Where Son Had to be Pushed Back

Ninah, one half of the popular gospel duo Wapendwa Muziki, has shared the harrowing details of her son’s birth. In a moving social media post, she described a series of medical emergencies that left her fearing for her life and the life of her child.

The singer and her partner, Mesh, welcomed their first child, Baby Mpendwa, on 5 January 2026. While the couple initially announced the birth via C-Section, the full extent of the delivery room drama was not revealed until now.

A Critical Complication

Writing to her followers on Instagram three months after the birth, Ninah explained that the delivery was far from straightforward. During the labour, her son became physically stuck.

Medical staff were forced to perform a rare and difficult manoeuvre to save the infant.

"My son got stuck during delivery and had to be pushed back and delivered again," Ninah shared.

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This type of complication is often a race against time for surgeons and midwives. The silence in the delivery room during these moments stayed with her.

"I remember the fear, the silence, and the prayers I couldn’t even put into words," Ninah recounted.

Dealing with Fibroids

The physical toll on the singer was immense. Alongside the complications with her son’s position, Ninah was also battling a significant internal health issue.

She revealed that she had been carrying a large fibroid throughout her pregnancy. Doctors removed the growth during the same period she was undergoing her emergency C-section.

"It was a lot for one body to carry," she admitted. Fibroids are non-cancerous growths in the uterus that can sometimes complicate pregnancy and delivery, often leading to increased risks of caesarean sections or postpartum bleeding.

Advocating for Mothers

Ninah chose to share her story in April to coincide with C-section Awareness Month. Her message was one of solidarity for women who feel a sense of failure if they do not have a natural birth.

She told her followers that undergoing a surgical birth does not diminish a woman’s journey into motherhood.

"To every woman who has gone through a C-section: you are not less of a mother. You are strong, you are enough, and your story matters," she wrote.

Despite the trauma of the "pushed back" delivery and the surgery, Ninah expressed deep relief that both she and her son survived the ordeal.

"We made it. My son is here, and I am here too."

The Wider Context

Caesarean sections are life-saving interventions, though they remain major abdominal surgeries. According to data from the World Health Organization (WHO), C-section rates continue to rise globally, now accounting for more than one in five (21%) of all childbirths.