SINGER Salma Sky has highlighted the emotional rollercoaster of motherhood, including post-partum depression, anxiety, and trauma experienced by new moms, teen mothers, and survivors of sexual violence leading to pregnancy. She says victims of such actions deserve as much attention as physical health. Commenting on the Presidential address, Salma said that taking mental health seriously for new moms could curb the risky coping moves women sometimes make under the weight of stigma and society’s expectations. During his national address to Parliament on the progress of applying National Values and Principles, President Hakainde Hichilema highlighted that child marriage, teenage pregnancy, and child defilement remain serious social challenges in Zambia. He noted that thousands of teenage girls who dropped out of school...
